area c.95 000 km²/36 670 sq mi. Arm of the Arctic Ocean and inlet of the Barents Sea, NW European Russia; port of Belmorsk connected to St Petersburg on the Baltic by a 225 km/140 mi-long canal system, completed in 1933; ice-breakers keep some sea channels open in winter; herring and cod fishing.
The White Sea (Russian: Бе́лое мо́ре) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia.
The important port of Arkhangelsk is located on the White Sea. The White Sea-Baltic Canal connects the White Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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.
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