Near the entrance to the White Sea the Mtirman Coastal Current 

 veers northeastward and is known as the Kanin Ciirrent^ which flows 

 toward the west coast of Novaya Zemlya. The outflow from the White 

 Sea turns eastward and flows through the Pechora Sea as the Pechora 

 Current . 



Table 2 shows results of current measurements at various locations 

 in the Barents Sea. 



Table 2 Results of current measurements at various 

 locations in the Barents Sea 

 CUERENT OBSERVATIONS 



Position 



Depth 



Dir. 



kn. 



Depth 

 (m.) 



Dir. 



kn. 



Depth 

 (m.) 



Dir. 



kn. 



Depth of 

 Bottom (m.) 



7^.5°N. 

 38.7°E. 



0-5 



S 



0.3 



50 



S 



0.2 



150 



SW 



0.3 



185 



72.5°N. 

 33.8°E- 



0-5 



S 



0.3 



50 



S 



0.2 



275 



SE 



0.2 



300 



72A^N. 

 43.7°E. 



0-5 



ESE 



0.1 



50 



NE 



0.1 



100 



ENE 



0.3 



392 



69.8^1. 



0-5 



E 



0.2 



50 



E 



0.2 



100 



E 



0.5 



120 



70.0°No 

 50.0*'E. 



0-5 



SE 



0.2 



35 



ESE 



0.2 



100 



SE 



0.2 



100 



68.5*K. 

 47.0°E. 



0-5 



SE 



0.5 



25 



NE 



O.k 



50 



SE 



0.3 



60 



70.2°No 

 56,3°E. 



0-5 



E 



0.3 



50 



E 



0.3 



100 



E 



O.i^ 



100 



72.9°N. 

 48o3°E. 



0-5 



ENE 



0.6 



50 



N 



0.3 



175 



NE 



0.5 



250(est.) 



