Map of the White Sea

Two satellite photos of the White Sea

The White Sea (Russian: Бе́лое мо́ре) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x930, 301 KB) Map of the White Sea in Russia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x930, 301 KB) Map of the White Sea in Russia. ... Download high resolution version (540x846, 101 KB)White Sea, thawed and glaciated. ... Download high resolution version (540x846, 101 KB)White Sea, thawed and glaciated. ... Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, mmusually sea water, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough... Location of the Barents Sea. ... Map showing the parts Karelia is traditionally divided into. ... Location of Kola south of the Barents Sea. ...

The important port of Arkhangelsk is located on the White Sea. For much of Russia's history this was Russia's main centre of international maritime trade, conducted by the so-called Pomors ("seaside settlers") from Kholmogory. In the modern era it became an important Soviet naval and submarine base. The White Sea-Baltic Canal connects the White Sea with the Baltic Sea. Arkhangelsk (Russian: ), formerly called Archangel in English, is a city in and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. ... Pomors (помо́ры) are settlers of the White Sea coasts. ... Kholmogory (Russian: ) is a historic village and center of the Kholmogorsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. ... White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal (Russian: Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal (BBK)), opened on August 2, 1933 is a ship canal that joins the White Sea and the Baltic Sea near St. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ...

The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be internal waters of Russia.

There are four main bays and gulfs in the White Sea. From west to east, they are the Kandalaksha Gulf, the Onega Bay, the Dvina Bay, and the Mezen Bay. The main island group in the White Sea is the Solovetsky Islands. The Kandalaksha Gulf is located in the Republic of Karelia, and Murmansk Oblast in northwestern Russia. ... Onega Bay (Russian: ) is a bay of the White Sea in northwestern Russia, southwest of Arkhangelsk. ... The Dvina Bay (Dvinskaya Guba in Russian) is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia. ... The Mezen Bay is located in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, and the Nenetsia Autonomous District of Northwestern Russia. ... The Solovetsky Islands (Russian: ), also known as Solovki, are a group of islands in the White Sea in the Onega Bay in the Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia. ...

Weblinks

• Portrait of the White Sea offered by the Baltic Sea Portal