Yenisei Gulf
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The Yenisei Gulf is a large Arctic estuary in northern Siberia where the Yenisei River meets the Kara Sea, characterized by its wide, shallow waters and harsh polar environment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krasnoyarsk Sea | 1 |
| Yenisei Gulf canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ gulf ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Russian Federation waters ⓘ |
| biome | Arctic coastal marine biome ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ice-covered in winter
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ wide ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| coastType | low-lying Arctic coast ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Yenisei River drainage basin ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
Arctic marine ecosystem
ⓘ
river estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| environment | harsh polar environment ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationProcess | fluvial and marine interaction ⓘ |
| geologicalType | drowned river valley estuary ⓘ |
| humanPopulationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | major freshwater discharge area to Kara Sea ⓘ |
| iceConditions | subject to heavy sea ice ⓘ |
| latitudeRegion | high-latitude Arctic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Circle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marineAreaOf | Russian Arctic seas ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Yenisei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigation | seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| notableFor |
important outlet of Yenisei River to Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
large Arctic estuary system ⓘ |
| oceanographicZone | shelf sea zone of Kara Sea ⓘ |
| opensInto | Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yenisei River basin ⓘ |
| receivesFrom | Yenisei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Russian Arctic
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | strong riverine freshwater influence ⓘ |
| seaIceCoverage | long-lasting seasonal sea ice ⓘ |
| sedimentSource | Yenisei River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
extreme cold temperatures
ⓘ
midnight sun in summer ⓘ permafrost influence on coasts ⓘ polar night in winter ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish water
ⓘ
marine water ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Krasnoyarsk Sea