Greenland Sea

American  

[green-luhnd see, -land] / ˈgrin lənd ˈsi, -ˌlænd /

noun

1. a sea that lies northeast of Greenland and north of Iceland, variously defined as being part of either the Arctic Ocean or the North Atlantic Ocean: connected to the Arctic Ocean via the Fram Strait, site of the Molloy Deep.

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Greenland Sea British  

noun

1. the S part of the Arctic Ocean, off the NE coast of Greenland

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Etymology

Origin of Greenland Sea

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

This widespread fishing practice emits the most emissions in the East China Sea, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the Greenland Sea, according to the new paper.

From National Geographic • Jan. 18, 2024

It’s essentially a massive slow-moving river that terminates in several very large glaciers that spill into the Greenland Sea.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

We lay there until the whales left us behind, swimming once again toward the mouth of the Greenland Sea.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021

In an early scene, Lars and Sigrit are standing on the docks of their hometown of Húsavík in North Iceland, when two humpback whales breach surface of the Greenland Sea and soar into the air.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2020

Under the influence of the prevailing westerly winds of the north Atlantic, the waters delivered by the Gulf 25 Stream pass the vicinity of the British Islands and in part enter the Greenland Sea.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)