Arctic seas of Russia

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The Arctic seas of Russia comprise the frigid, ice-covered marginal seas along Russia’s northern coast, including areas like the Kara, Barents, Laptev, and East Siberian Seas, crucial for polar ecosystems and emerging Arctic shipping routes.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of marginal seas
adjacentTo Kola Peninsula NERFINISHED
New Siberian Islands NERFINISHED
Novaya Zemlya archipelago NERFINISHED
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago NERFINISHED
Siberian coast NERFINISHED
affectedBy climate change
borderedBy Norway (via Barents Sea) NERFINISHED
Russian Federation NERFINISHED
characteristic long polar night in winter
low sea surface temperatures
midnight sun in summer
multi-year sea ice (historically widespread)
seasonal sea ice cover
climate polar climate
containsFeature continental shelf of the Arctic Ocean
offshore oil and gas fields
subsea permafrost regions
country Russia
economicImportance Arctic shipping routes
fisheries
hydrocarbon exploration
ecosystemType polar marine ecosystem
environmentalConcern habitat loss due to sea ice retreat
ocean acidification impacts
risk of oil spills
governedBy Russian maritime law
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED
hasPart Barents Sea NERFINISHED
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED
East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED
Kara Sea NERFINISHED
Laptev Sea NERFINISHED
White Sea NERFINISHED
locatedAlong Russian Arctic coast
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Northern Hemisphere
partOf Northern Sea Route NERFINISHED
Russian Arctic zone NERFINISHED
supports Arctic cod
Arctic marine mammals
polar bears
seabird colonies
seals
walruses
traversedBy Northern Sea Route shipping lanes NERFINISHED
trend declining sea ice extent
usedFor military and strategic navigation
scientific research

Referenced by (16)

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Kara Strait isInRegion Arctic seas of Russia
Kara Strait isInRegion Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Barents–Kara shelf seas
Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island partOf Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Stolbovoy Island partOf Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Dmitry Laptev placeOfActivity Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Kara River locatedIn Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Bely Island partOf Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Salekhard locatedInRegion Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Onega Bay partOf Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Northern Sea Basin of Russia
Cold War naval aviation geopoliticalFocus Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Arctic and Barents Sea
SS Vega operatedIn Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Siberian Arctic seas
Transpolar Drift Stream hasSourceRegion Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Siberian shelf seas
Gulf of Ob belongsTo Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Georgy Ushakov areaOfActivity Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Georgy Ushakov areaOfActivity Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Siberian Arctic seas
Murmansk seaport regionServed Arctic seas of Russia
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic