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Whaler's Bay is a bay in
Svalbard in the
Arctic Ocean.
The former
whaling grounds to the north of
Nordaustlandet (roughly
81°N 10°E / 81°N 10°E / 81; 10 (Whaler's Bay, Arctic Ocean)), the second largest island of the Svalbard
archipelago are called Whaler's Bay and the
bowhead whale has been abundant in this region.
[1]
The
West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) transports salt and internal energy through
Fram Strait into Whaler's bay.
Oceanographic field-studies suggest that the waters on the surface are mainly influenced by atmospheric cooling.
[2] Other studies claim that the warm temperature correlates with the
sea ice extent in this area.
[3]
References
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^ Wiig, Øystein; Bachmann, Lutz; Janik, Vincent M.; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian (1 July 2007).
"SPITSBERGEN BOWHEAD WHALES REVISITED" (PDF). Marine Mammal Science. 23 (3): 688–693.
doi:
10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.02373.x. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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^ Sirevaag, Anders; Fer, Ilker (1 December 2009).
"Early Spring Oceanic Heat Fluxes and Mixing Observed from Drift Stations North of Svalbard*". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 39 (12): 3049–3069.
doi:
10.1175/2009JPO4172.1.
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^ Ivanov, Vladimir V.; Alexeev, Vladimir A.; Repina, Irina; Koldunov, Nikolay V.; Smirnov, Alexander (1 January 2012).
"Tracing Atlantic Water Signature in the Arctic Sea Ice Cover East of Svalbard". Advances in Meteorology. 2012: 1–11.
doi:
10.1155/2012/201818.