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Laptev Sea

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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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700,000 1
Laptev Sea
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Source Laptev Sea (Wikipedia)
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1. Laptev Sea (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, 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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Wikidata: Laptev Sea
Wikidata Q7988, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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