Greenland Sea - Extent

Extent

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Greenland Sea as follows:

On the North. A line joining the Northernmost point of Spitzbergen to the Northernmost point of Greenland.

On the East. The West coast of West Spitzbergen .

On the Southeast. A line joining the Southernmost point of West Spitzbergen to the Northern point of Jan Mayen Island, down the West coast of that island to its Southern extreme, thence a Line to the Eastern extreme of Gerpir (67°05'N, 13°30'W) in Iceland.

On the Southwest. A line joining Straumness (NW extreme of Iceland) to Cape Nansen (68°15′N 29°30′W / 68.25°N 29.5°W / 68.25; -29.5) in Greenland.

On the West. The East and Northeast coast of Greenland between Cape Nansen and the northernmost point.

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