Lena River Delta

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The Lena River Delta is a vast Arctic wetland in northern Siberia, Russia, characterized by a complex network of channels, islands, and tundra that forms one of the largest river deltas in the world.

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Lena River delta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic region
nature reserve (partly)
river delta
wetland
approximateArea about 30,000 square kilometers
country Russia
designatedAs Lena Delta Nature Reserve core area NERFINISHED
drainageBasinArea over 2,400,000 square kilometers
emptiesInto Laptev Sea NERFINISHED
experiences ice cover in winter
spring floods
governedBy Sakha Republic
surface form: Sakha Republic authorities
hasBiodiversity Arctic fox
lemmings
migratory birds
reindeer
shorebirds
waterfowl
hasEcosystemType tundra
wetland complex
hasFeature network of channels
numerous islands
permafrost
polygonal ground
thermokarst lakes
hasSettlement Tiksi
hasVegetationType dwarf shrubs
lichens
mosses
sedges
hydrologicalRegime strongly seasonal
importantFor carbon cycling
climate change studies
permafrost research
isOneOf largest Arctic river deltas
largest river deltas in the world
latitudeApprox about 72 degrees north
locatedIn Sakha Republic (Yakutia) NERFINISHED
northern Siberia
locatedInClimateZone Arctic climate
locatedOn Lena River NERFINISHED
longitudeApprox about 126 degrees east
monitoredBy Russian Arctic research stations
mouthOf Lena River NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Tiksi NERFINISHED
partOf Arctic Ocean basin NERFINISHED
East Siberian Lowland
Russian Arctic NERFINISHED
protectedAreaStatus Lena Delta Nature Reserve

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Lena River hasDelta Lena River Delta
Laptev Sea hasNotableDelta Lena River Delta
Lena Delta Nature Reserve locatedOn Lena River Delta
this entity surface form: Lena River delta