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The White Sea () is an inlet
Inlet

An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a Sound , bay , lagoon or marsh....
 of the Barents Sea
Barents Sea

The Barents Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and Russia. It is a rather deep Continental shelf sea , bordered by the shelf edge towards the Norwegian Sea in the west, the island of Svalbard in the northwest, and the islands of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya in the northeast and east....
 on the northwest coast of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It is surrounded by Karelia
Karelia

Karelia , the land of the Karelians, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided between the Russian Republic of Karelia, the Russian Leningrad Oblast, and Finland ....
 to the west, the Kola peninsula
Kola Peninsula

The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the far north of Russia, part of the Murmansk Oblast. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the North and the White Sea on the East and South....
 to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula
Kanin Peninsula

Kanin Peninsula is a large peninsula in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Latitude : 68th parallel north Longitude : 45th meridian eastIt is surrounded by the White Sea to the west and by the Barents Sea to the north and east....
 to the northeast.

The important port of Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk , formerly called Archangel in English language, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
 is located on the White Sea.






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The White Sea () is an inlet
Inlet

An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a Sound , bay , lagoon or marsh....
 of the Barents Sea
Barents Sea

The Barents Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and Russia. It is a rather deep Continental shelf sea , bordered by the shelf edge towards the Norwegian Sea in the west, the island of Svalbard in the northwest, and the islands of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya in the northeast and east....
 on the northwest coast of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It is surrounded by Karelia
Karelia

Karelia , the land of the Karelians, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided between the Russian Republic of Karelia, the Russian Leningrad Oblast, and Finland ....
 to the west, the Kola peninsula
Kola Peninsula

The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula in the far north of Russia, part of the Murmansk Oblast. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the North and the White Sea on the East and South....
 to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula
Kanin Peninsula

Kanin Peninsula is a large peninsula in Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Latitude : 68th parallel north Longitude : 45th meridian eastIt is surrounded by the White Sea to the west and by the Barents Sea to the north and east....
 to the northeast.

The important port of Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk , formerly called Archangel in English language, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
 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
Kholmogory

Kholmogory is a historic types of inhabited localities in Russia and the administrative center of Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia....
. In the modern era it became an important Soviet naval and submarine base. The White Sea-Baltic Canal
White Sea-Baltic Canal

The White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal , often abbreviated to White Sea Canal is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2 August 1933. It connects the White Sea with the Baltic Sea, near to Saint Petersburg....
 connects the White Sea with the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
.

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
Kandalaksha Gulf

The Kandalaksha Gulf is located in the Republic of Karelia, and Murmansk Oblast in northwestern Russia. Forming the north-western corner of the White Sea, it is one of four large bays and gulfs of this sea, the others being the Onega Bay , the Dvina Bay , and the Mezen Bay ....
, the Onega Bay
Onega Bay

Onega Bay is a bay of the White Sea in northwestern Russia, southwest of Arkhangelsk. Length: 185 km, width:50-100 km, depth: 16 m , 36 m .Rivers Onega River, Kem River and Vyg River flow into the bay....
, the Dvina Bay
Dvina Bay

The Dvina Bay is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast Russia. It is one of four large bays and gulfs of the White Sea, the others being the Mezen Bay, the Onega Bay, and the Kandalaksha Gulf....
, and the Mezen Bay
Mezen Bay

The Mezen Bay is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Northwestern Russia. It is one of four large bays and gulfs of the White Sea, the others being the Dvina Bay, the Onega Bay, and the Kandalaksha Gulf....
.

Islands

The White Sea has a very large number of islands, but most of them are small. The main island group in the White Sea is the Solovetsky Islands
Solovetsky Islands

The Solovetsky Islands are located in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, Russia. The islands are Arkhangelsk Oblast as Solovetsky District and are served by the Solovki Airport....
, located almost in its midst. Kiy Island
Kiy Island

Kiy-Island is an island in the Onega Bay of the White Sea, 8 km off-shore and 15 km from the Onega . The island stretches for 2 kilometres from north-west to south-east, but its width does not exceed 800 meters.The island includes wide and sandy beaches, piny woods rich with berries, and large rocks....
 in Onega Bay is significant due to a historic monastery. Velikiy Island, located close to the shore, is the largest island in the Kandalaksha Gulf.

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