Queen Victoria Sea the Sjuøyane in Svalbard and as far east as Rudolf Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago. The islands of Kvitøya and Victoria Island are located at the southern limit of this Arctic sea. To the south lies the Barents Sea. Queen Victoria Sea The Queen Victoria Sea (, "Morye Korolevy Viktorii") is a body of water in the Arctic Ocean, stretching from northeast of Svalbard to northwest Franz Josef Land. It is obstructed by ice most of the year. This sea is named after Queen Victoria. Russian Arctic explorer Valentin Akkuratov claimed that a branch of the Gulf Stream reached
Vkhodnoy Island (Kara Sea) Vkhodnoy Island (Kara Sea) Vkhodnoy Island (), is a small island in the Kara Sea. It is one of the islands of the coastal area of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago. Vkhodnoy is a long island located to the west of Cape Johansen "(Mys Iogansena)", the westernmost headland of Nansen Island. It lies on the northern side of Fram Strait, the strait between Nansen island and the Siberian coast, which is about wide on average. The Ledyanyye Islands lie to the east. Geologically all these coastal islands are a continuation of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago which lies further north. The sea surrounding neighbouring