Lake Taymyr
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Lake Taymyr is a large, remote freshwater lake in the Russian Arctic, known as one of the northernmost major lakes in the world.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict | Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| biome | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| climateZone | Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Taymyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 6 metres ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | relatively pristine ⓘ |
| fauna |
Arctic char
ⓘ
Siberian grayling NERFINISHED ⓘ whitefish ⓘ |
| freezingPattern | freezes to great depth in winter ⓘ |
| frozenPeriod | most of the year ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial ⓘ |
| hasIsland | multiple small islands ⓘ |
| humanActivityLevel | minimal ⓘ |
| iceCover | long-lasting ⓘ |
| inflow |
Kogotykh River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nizhnyaya Taymyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Taymyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamu-Tarida River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 204 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Krasnoyarsk Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Taymyr Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Arctic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 26 metres ⓘ |
| nearbySea | Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorSettlement | Dikson (distant) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
one of the largest lakes of the Russian Arctic
ⓘ
one of the northernmost large freshwater lakes on Earth ⓘ |
| oneOfTheNorthernmostMajorLakes | true ⓘ |
| outflow | Lower Taymyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensityAroundLake | very low ⓘ |
| region | Far North of Russia ⓘ |
| remoteness | high ⓘ |
| salinity | low (freshwater) ⓘ |
| shorelineType | mostly low and tundra-covered ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 4560 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| width | up to about 23 kilometres ⓘ |
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