A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Siberia, ice-covered for most of the year and a major site of Arctic sea ice formation. It receives the outflow of the Lena River, one of Siberia's great rivers.
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Source Laptev Sea (Wikipedia)
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1. Laptev Sea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, area
area = 700000 km2
Shaped By: Deposition and Sedimentation, Formation statement for target 23658
As centuries went by, gradually, most of the area limiting the sea to the south became filled with the alluvial deposits of modern rivers.
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