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Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea is the northernmost part of the North Atlantic Ocean which lies immediately south of the Arctic Ocean.
Geography
Greenland Sea is surrounded by the island of Greenland to the west and by the Denmark Strait and Iceland to the south. It covers about 1,205,000 square km (465,000 square miles). The average depth is close to 1,450 m (4,750 ft). The deepest point of the Sea is recorded as 5600m and has been found at Molloy Deep, in the Fram Strait between northeastern Greenland and Svalbard. To the southeast, the vast expanse Norwegian Sea lies behind the Jan Mayen Island, of which Greenland Sea may be considered an extension.
Fauna:
The Greenland Sea is richly populated by the organisms that form the base of the oceanic food chain. Large invertebrates, birds, fish (such as cod, herring, redfish, halibut, and plaice), and mammals (including seals, whales, and dolphins) all feed on the smaller invertebrates and small organisms.
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