Barents Sea

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sea
gptkbp:area 1,400,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:climate fisheries management
polar climate
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Norwegian_Sea
gptkb:Kara_Sea
gptkbp:conservationEfforts marine protected areas
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Svalbard_archipelago
gptkb:Franz_Josef_Land
gptkbp:culturalSignificance indigenous peoples
gptkbp:depth 600 meters
gptkbp:energyEfficiency renewable sources
gptkbp:engineType significant
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns climate change
gptkbp:environmentalImpact shipping
oil spills
industrial runoff
marine_ecosystems
gptkbp:established European_explorers
gptkbp:fishSpecies trawling
regulated
longlining
gillnetting
gptkbp:geologicalFeatures continental_shelf
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Barents_Sea
gptkbp:historicalResearch ongoing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:homeTo marine mammals
fish species
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barents Sea
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Gulf_Stream
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Svalbard Treaty
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:namedAfter Willem Barentsz
gptkbp:navigationEquipment challenging
gptkbp:notableFor fishing industry
oil and gas exploration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:European_Arctic
gptkbp:passengerCapacity increasing
gptkbp:politicalRole energy security
gptkbp:protectedArea marine reserves
gptkbp:researchAreas marine biology
gptkbp:route gptkb:Northern_Sea_Route
gptkbp:seasonalActivities high
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:tourism growing industry
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:whales
polar bears
seals
walruses