Irminger Sea
| Irminger Sea | |
|---|---|
 The South East Greenland town of Tasiilaq is located on the coast of the Irminger Sea | |
  Irminger Sea | |
| Coordinates | 62°N 35°W / 62°N 35°W |
| Type | Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland and Iceland |
| Max. length | 480 km (300 mi) |
| Surface area | 300,000 sq mi (780,000 km2) |
The Irminger Sea is a
Reykjanes Ridge (a northern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
), and to the south by open waters of the North Atlantic.
It was named after Danish vice-admiral Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger (1802–1888), after whom the Irminger Current was also named.[1]
Geography
The northern limit is the
Rose fish
.
The Irminger Sea is 480 km (300 mi) long and 290 km (180 mi) wide at its narrowest.
See also
- King Frederick VI Coast
- List of seas
References
- ^ Kommandør Axel Fiedler: „Om Irminger Havets og Irmingerstrømmens navn“. Søværnsorientering Nr. 1, March 2003 PDF • Google-HTML-Version