White Sea
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- White Sea is also a name of the Aegean Sea
The White Sea (Template:Lang-ru) is an inlet of the Barents Sea on the North Western coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast.
The important port of Arkhangelsk is located on the White Sea. For much of Russia's history this was Russia's main centre of international maritime trade, conducted by the so-called Pomors ("seaside settlers") from Kholmogory. In the modern era it became an important Soviet naval and submarine base. It also is the home of the Kislaya Guba tidal power plant, generating 0.5MW of power.
The White Sea-Baltic Canal connects the White Sea with the Baltic Sea.
The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty (i.e. considered to be internal waters of Russia).
There are four main bays, and gulfs in the White Sea. From west to east, they are the Kandalaksha Gulf, the Onega Bay, the Dvina Bay, and the Mezen Bay. The main island group in the White Sea is the Solovetsky Islands.
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