Английская Википедия:Iceland Sea

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox body of water The Iceland Sea is a small body of water delimited by the Jan Mayen fracture zone to the north, Greenland to the west, the Denmark Strait to the south, and the Jan Mayen Ridge to the east. Depths usually range from 500 to 2,000 meters but can be shallower on the Continental shelf of East Greenland. The Kolbeinsey Ridge crosses the Iceland Sea, dividing it into eastern and western parts.[1]

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Sea ice northwest of Iceland, similar to that of the main Icelandic Sea, as viewed from an Icelandic Coast Guard aircraft.

According to the International Hydrographic Organization, in its 1953 edition of the Limits of Oceans and Seas standard, which as of 2021 is still in force, the Greenland Sea comprises the area of the Iceland Sea.[2] The proposed 2002 edition defines the Iceland Sea as a zone of its own.[3]

Marine life

Many species of seals and whales reside in the frigid waters off Iceland's northern coast.

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