ArcticSea

Greenland Sea

Between Greenland and Svalbard

A key deep-water formation region, feeding global thermohaline circulation.

Max depth

4,846 m

Avg depth

1,450 m

Temperature

-1.9 to 6 °C

Salinity

34 ppt

Wildlife

Marine life

Fish

Arctic CodGreenland Halibut

Mammals

NarwhalBowhead WhaleHooded Seal

Corals

Cold-water Corals

Invertebrates

Northern Shrimp

Other wildlife

Polar Bear (ice)

Activities

Sports suitability

Diving

Fishing

Sailing

Surfing

Snorkelling

Seafloor

Rock & geology

Basalt
Volcanic oceanic crust formed at mid-ocean ridges
Glacial till & dropstones
Rock debris dropped by melting ice
Terrigenous mud & sand
Sediment carried from land by rivers

Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine

Marine weather right now

Updated 1:07:45 PM

Sea surface temp

-0.3 °C

Wind

—

Wave height

2.6 m

Wave period

9.7 s

Visibility

—

Air temp

—

Current

0.50 m/s

Swell height

2.4 m

Readings interpolated at 75.00°, -10.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.

Tides · next 48 hours

Global tide model (estimate)

Low tide

Fri 04:00 PM

-1.11 m

High tide

Fri 10:00 PM

-0.21 m

Low tide

Sat 04:00 AM

-1.24 m

High tide

Sat 10:00 AM

-0.26 m

Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.

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