What is the Greenland Sea?
Q: What is the Greenland Sea?
A: The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south.
Q: Is the Greenland Sea part of the Arctic Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
A: The Greenland Sea is sometimes defined as part of the Arctic Ocean and sometimes as part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Q: What kind of climate does the Greenland Sea have?
A: The Greenland Sea has an Arctic climate with regular northern winds and temperatures rarely rising above 0°C.
Q: What is the West Ice?
A: The West Ice is a large ice formation that forms in the winter in the Greenland Sea, north of Iceland, between Greenland and Jan Mayen island.
Q: What is the significance of the West Ice?
A: The West Ice is a major breeding ground for harp seals and hooded seals, and has been used for seal hunting for over 200 years.
Q: What are some of the major islands in the Greenland Sea?
A: The major islands of the Greenland Sea include Svalbard archipelago, Edvards, Eila, Godfred Hansens, Île-de-France, Jan Mayen Lynns, Norske and Schnauders.
Q: Are any of the islands in the Greenland Sea inhabited?
A: Only the Svalbard islands are lived on, and Jan Mayen has only seasonal military staff.
