| Queen Victoria Sea | |
|---|---|
| Море королевы Виктории (Russian) | |
 The Queen Victoria Sea in an 1898 Franz Josef Land map showing the explorations of Frederick G. Jackson | |
  Queen Victoria Sea | |
| Location | Arctic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 81°30′N 38°00′E / 81.500°N 38.000°E |
| Type | Sea |
| Basin countries | Norway and Russia |
| Max. length | 550 km (340 mi) |
| Frozen | Most of the year |
| References | [1] |
The Queen Victoria Sea (‹See Tfd›Russian: Море королевы Виктории, Morye Korolevy Viktorii) is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from northeast of Svalbard to northwest Franz Josef Land. It is obstructed by ice most of the year.
This sea is named after Queen Victoria. Russian Arctic explorer Valentin Akkuratov claimed that a branch of the Gulf Stream reached as far north as the Queen Victoria Sea.[2]
- ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World, p. 1510
- ^ Белые призраки Арктики