East Siberian Sea

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The East Siberian Sea is a remote, shallow marginal sea off the northern coast of Siberia, lying between the Laptev and Chukchi Seas in the Arctic Ocean and remaining ice-covered for much of the year.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic sea
marginal sea
area 987000 km²
averageDepth 58 m
basinCountry Russia
belongsToExclusiveEconomicZoneOf Russia
biome Arctic marine ecosystem
borderedBy Chukchi Sea
Laptev Sea
Arctic region
surface form: Russian Arctic coast

Siberia
climate polar climate
connectedTo Chukchi Sea
Laptev Sea
country Russia
hasCoastlineOn Russia
hasFeature extensive continental shelf
low coastal relief
numerous shoals
submerged permafrost
hasHazard extreme cold temperatures
sea ice navigation difficulties
hasResearchInterest climate change impacts
methane emissions
subsea permafrost thaw
iceCoverage long-lasting seasonal sea ice
knownFor extensive sea ice
shallow continental shelf
locatedBetween Laptev Sea and Chukchi Sea
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
locatedNorthOf Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Sakha Republic
Siberia
maximumDepth 915 m
namedAfter Siberia
oceanRegion Arctic Ocean
partOf Arctic Ocean
Arctic region
surface form: Russian Arctic seas
primaryLanguageOfCoastalState Russian
salinity low to moderate
seaIceType first-year and multi-year ice
seaSurfaceFrozen most of the year
summerCondition partly ice-covered
typicalDepthRange less than 50 m over large areas
waterType salt water
winterCondition completely ice-covered

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New Siberian Islands borderedBy East Siberian Sea
Sakha Republic borderingSea East Siberian Sea
Chukchi Sea connectedTo East Siberian Sea
Laptev Sea connectedTo East Siberian Sea
Arctic drainage basin drainsInto East Siberian Sea
Arctic Ocean hasPart East Siberian Sea
Northeast Passage hasSection East Siberian Sea
New Siberian Islands locatedIn East Siberian Sea
New Siberian Islands separatedBy East Siberian Sea