Willem Barentsz - Wikipedia
WEBWillem Barentsz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈbaːrənts]; c. 1550 – 20 June 1597), anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.. Barentsz went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage.He reached as far as Novaya Zemlya and the Kara Sea in his first two …
List of oil and gas fields of the Barents Sea - Wikipedia
WEBLocation of the Barents Sea. This list of oil and gas field of the Barents Sea contains links to the major oil and gas fields beneath the Barents Sea.The Barents Sea is bordered by the north Norwegian and Russian coasts, the Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef Land and Svalbard archipelagos, and the eastern margin of the Norwegian Sea.. In terms of …
Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets - Wikipedia
WEBK-278 upon deployment on 1 January in 1986. The K-278 Komsomolets was the Project-685 Plavnik (Russian: проект-685 плавник, meaning "fin", also known by her NATO reporting name of "Mike"-class ), nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Soviet Navy; the only submarine of her design class . In the inventory of the Soviet military, K ...
Arctic naval operations of World War II - Wikipedia
WEBArctic naval operations of World War II were the World War II naval operations that took place in the Arctic Ocean, and can be considered part of the Battle of the Atlantic and/or of the European Theatre of World War II.. Pre-war navigation in the region focused on fishing and the international ore-trade from Narvik and Petsamo. Soviet settlements along the …
Kola Peninsula - Wikipedia
WEBGeography Location and overview. The peninsula is located in the far northwest of Russia, almost completely inside the Arctic Circle and is bordered by the Barents Sea in the north and the White Sea in the east and southeast. Geologically, the peninsula occupies the northeastern edge of the Baltic Shield. The western border of the peninsula stretches …
Barents Sea submarine campaign (1941) - Wikipedia
WEB11 freighters sunk, 1 damaged. 2 fishing vessels sunk. none. The Barents Sea campaign in 1941 was a submarine operation in the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea during World War II. It was a combined Soviet and British campaign, with boats departing from Polyarny to harass German shipping along the Norwegian coast.
Category:Shipwrecks in the Barents Sea - Wikipedia
WEBPages in category "Shipwrecks in the Barents Sea". The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Barents Sea dike swarm - Wikipedia
WEBBarents Sea dike swarm consists of two groups of dolerite dikes across the Svalbard and Franz Josef Land regions. The emplacement of dikes was associated with the Cretaceous High Arctic Large Igneous Province (HALIP). [1] [2] Barents Sea dike swarm. As revealed by aeromagnetic data, the dolerite dikes in the northern Barents Sea can be grouped ...
Category:Bays of the Barents Sea - Wikipedia
WEBPages in category "Bays of the Barents Sea" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bolshaya Volokovaya; C. Chosha Bay; D. Dolgaya Shchel; K. Khaypudyr Bay; Kislaya Guba; Kola Bay; M. Malaya Volokovaya; O. Olenya Bay; P. Pechenga Bay; V. Vaida Bay;
What We Learned From… Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942
WEBAug 24, 2017 · Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942. In July 1942 German submarines and aircraft sank 23 of 35 Allied cargo ships bound for Murmansk, a success made possible when the British dispersed convoy P.Q.17 out of concern the German High Seas Fleet was about to attack—which it did not. Adolf Hitler was pleased with this triumph of a “threat in …