Extent
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Norwegian Sea as follows:
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- On the Northeast. A line joining the Southernmost point of West Spitzbergen to North Cape of Bear Island, through this island to Cape Bull and thence on to North Cape in Norway (71°10'N 25°47'E).
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- On the Southeast. The West coast of Norway between North Cape and Cape Stadt (62°10′N 5°00′E / 62.167°N 5°E / 62.167; 5 (Cape Stadt)).
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- On the South. From a point on the West coast of Norway in Latitude 61°00' North along this parallel to Longitude 0°53' West thence a line to the NE extreme of Fuglö (62°21′N 6°15′W / 62.35°N 6.25°W / 62.35; -6.25 (Fuglö)) and on to the East extreme of Gerpir (65°05′N 13°30′W / 65.083°N 13.5°W / 65.083; -13.5 (Gerpir)) in Iceland.
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- On the West. The Southeastern limit of Greenland Sea to the Northern point of Jan Mayen Island, down the West coast of that island to its Southern extreme, thence a Line to the Eastern extreme of Gerpir (65°05′N 13°30′W / 65.083°N 13.5°W / 65.083; -13.5 (Gerpir)) in Iceland].
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