Let's start with importance. The White Sea has the coldest surface temperature ever, as low as 27°F! Have you ever heard of reindeer like the ones that pull Santa's sleigh? Guess where they come from? The White Sea! And have you ever seen the movie "GoldenEye?" It starts in Arkhangel'sk, the largest city on the White Sea! The White Sea is also a big waterway, especially because there is a shortcut through Scandinavia there.
Now for the facts. The White Sea occupies 36,749 square miles! It is 364 miles long! There are three large bays that make the sea's strange shape: Kandalakshskiy Zaliv in the northwest, Onezhskaya Guba in the southeast, and Dvinskaya Guba in the east. There are four cities on this sea, the port cities of Kem' in the west, Arkhangel'sk in the southeast, Belormisk in the west, and Onega in the southwest.
Location, location. The White Sea is a finger of the Barents Sea, a large sea in the southern Arctic ocean. It is almost completely surrounded by Russia, except on the eastern side where it meets the Barents Sea. It is located in north western Russia, near Finland. It narrows out to the mid-east, but widens out again when it meets the Barents Sea. Its exact location is about 65°N Lat., 36°E Long.
