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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lena River delta | 1 |
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 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Lena River delta