Laptev Sea

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The Laptev Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Siberia, known for its extensive sea ice and role as a major source of Arctic sea ice formation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
marginal sea
sea
borderedBy Russia
Siberia
boundedBy New Siberian Islands
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
Taymyr Peninsula
climateType polar climate
connectedByStrait Dmitry Laptev Strait
Sannikov Strait
Vilkitsky Strait
connectedTo Arctic Ocean
East Siberian Sea
Kara Sea
hasArea approximately 672000 square kilometres
hasAverageDepth approximately 50 metres
hasAverageShelfDepth less than 50 metres
hasBiodiversityFeature habitat for Arctic marine mammals
habitat for seabirds
hasCoastlineFeature extensive tundra coasts
low-lying delta plains
hasEconomicActivity fishing
shipping along Northern Sea Route
hasIsland Belkovsky Island
Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island
Kotelny Island (southern shores)
Stolbovoy Island
hasMajorRiverInflow Anabar River
Khatanga River
Lena River
Olenyok River
Yana River
hasMaximumDepth approximately 3385 metres
hasNotableDelta Lena River Delta
hasPermafrost subsea permafrost in shelf areas
hasSedimentaryEnvironment wide continental shelf
hasSummerCondition partial sea-ice retreat in late summer
hasTypicalIceRegime frozen most of the year
knownFor large seasonal sea-ice variability
major source region of Arctic sea ice formation
polynyas and flaw leads
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
locatedInCountry Russia
locatedOffCoastOf Siberia
namedAfter Dmitry Laptev
Khariton Laptev
partOf Arctic Ocean
Northern Sea Route region
seaIceCoverage extensive


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