Phytoplankton Bloom in Skagerrak Intensifies

This SeaWiFS image shows the intensifying bloom along Norways southern coast.

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Maps of Norway

Tiny Jan Mayen Island sits about 650 kilometers northeast of Iceland between the Norwegian and Greenland...

Phytoplankton form brilliant swirls of green in the Barents Sea north of Norway. Phytoplankton are microscopic...

This MODIS true-color image shows the island of Svalbard, which is part of Norway, and is located east of Greenland and north of Norway.

The Barents Sea north of Norway was awash in colorful swirls of blue and green on...

Turquoise swirls in the cool Barents Sea north of Norway are caused by a bloom of...

On May 22, 2002, Svalbard, Norway, tucked inside the Arctic Circle, was showing no signs of...

The Svalbard Islands are located north of Norway, well within the Arctic Circle. The group of...

Smoke (grayish swath in western half of image) from wildfires in Saskatchewan, Canada, has crossed the...

Smoke (grayish swath in western half of image) from the wildfires in Saskatchewan, Canada, has crossed...

This Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Image (MODIS) from July 12, 2002, provides a wider view of...

Smoke (grayish swath in western half of image) from wildfires in Saskatchewan, Canada, has crossed the...

On May 22, 2002, Svalbard, Norway, tucked inside the Arctic Circle, was showing no signs of...