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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Label Occurrences
Lena River Delta canonical 2
Lena River delta 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic region
nature reserve (partly)
river delta
wetland
approximateArea about 30,000 square kilometers
country Russia
designatedAs Lena Delta Nature Reserve
surface form: Lena Delta Nature Reserve core area
drainageBasinArea over 2,400,000 square kilometers
emptiesInto Laptev Sea
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
surface form: Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

northern Siberia
locatedInClimateZone Arctic climate
locatedOn Lena River
longitudeApprox about 126 degrees east
monitoredBy Russian Arctic research stations
mouthOf Lena River
nearbySettlement Tiksi
partOf Arctic Ocean
surface form: Arctic Ocean basin

East Siberian Lowland
Arctic region
surface form: Russian Arctic
protectedAreaStatus Lena Delta Nature Reserve

Referenced by (4)

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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
Tiksi nearbyRiver Lena River Delta
this entity surface form: Lena River delta