Pechora Sea

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The Pechora Sea is a shallow marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located off the northwest coast of Russia, known for its harsh climate, seasonal ice cover, and significant oil and gas reserves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marginal sea
sea of the Arctic Ocean
basinCountry Russia
borderedBy Arkhangelsk Oblast NERFINISHED
Komi Republic NERFINISHED
Nenets Autonomous Okrug NERFINISHED
connectedTo Barents Sea NERFINISHED
governedBy Russian federal legislation
hasArea about 81,000 square kilometers
hasAverageDepth about 6 meters
hasBiodiversity Arctic fish species
marine mammals
seabirds
hasCharacteristic harsh climate
seasonal ice cover
shallow
hasClimate polar
hasCoastlineType deltaic coasts
low-lying tundra coasts
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing
offshore gas exploration
offshore oil exploration
hasEnvironmentalConcern climate change impacts
habitat disturbance from offshore development
risk of oil spills
hasIceCover most of the year
hasIceFreePeriod short summer season
hasMaximumDepth about 210 meters
hasMouthOf Pechora River NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource fisheries
natural gas
oil
hasPort Indiga NERFINISHED
Naryan-Mar NERFINISHED
hasSalinity lower than open Arctic Ocean
hasSedimentSource Pechora River discharge
isPartOf Pechora Sea oil and gas province NERFINISHED
locatedIn Arctic Ocean
locatedInCountry Russia NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion European Arctic NERFINISHED
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED
locatedOffCoastOf northwest Russia
namedAfter Pechora River NERFINISHED
partOf Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
Barents Sea shelf region NERFINISHED
subjectTo extreme weather conditions
sea ice drift
storm surges
timeZone UTC+3

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Pechora River dischargeLocation Pechora Sea
Pechora River deltaLocation Pechora Sea