The
Norwegian Current (also known as the
Norwegian Coastal Current) is a water
current that flows northeasterly along the Atlantic coast of
Norway at depths of between 50 and 100 metres through the
Barents Sea Opening into the
Barents Sea. It contrasts with the
North Atlantic Current because it is colder and contains
less salt, having most of its tributary water coming from the
brackish Baltic Sea as well as the
Norwegian fjords and rivers. It is, however, considerably warmer and saltier than the
Arctic Sea.
Winter temperatures in the Norwegian current are typically between 2 and 5
°C whereas the temperature of the Atlantic water exceeds 6 °C.