Laptev Sea coast
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The Laptev Sea coast is a remote, icy shoreline in the Russian Arctic where Siberian rivers like the Yana flow into the Laptev Sea, characterized by permafrost, tundra, and harsh polar conditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic coastline
ⓘ
coastal region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Laptev Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
harsh polar conditions
ⓘ
low human population density ⓘ remoteness ⓘ sea-ice cover for most of the year ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Anabar River
NERFINISHED
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Khatanga River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena River NERFINISHED ⓘ Olenyok River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
Arctic fox
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ polar bear ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ walrus ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Arctic tundra ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
ice-rich sediments ⓘ permafrost ⓘ sea ice ⓘ thermokarst ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| hasGeology | ice-rich permafrost deposits ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Laptev Sea shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberian coastal lowlands ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
long extremely cold winter
ⓘ
long polar night in winter ⓘ midnight sun in summer ⓘ short cool summer ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
lichens
ⓘ
low shrubs ⓘ mosses ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Arctic climate system
ⓘ
carbon cycle in permafrost regions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laptev Sea region
ⓘ
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Krasnoyarsk Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakha Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Taymyr Peninsula vicinity ⓘ |
| partOf | Arctic Ocean coastline ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion due to permafrost thaw
ⓘ
impacts of climate change ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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