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East Siberian Sea

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A shallow marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean along the northern Siberian coast, among the most remote and least studied of the Arctic seas. It remains heavily ice-covered even in summer, more so than most neighboring Arctic waters.

Facts
Area (sq km)
987,000 1
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Borders

Russia, Countries

Receives

Source Kolyma (river) (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Source East Siberian Sea (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. East Siberian Sea (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, area
    area = 987000 km2
  • Shaped By: Deposition and Sedimentation, Article text
    filled with the alluvial deposits of modern rivers
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Wikidata: East Siberian Sea
Wikidata Q163434, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Kolyma (river) (Wikipedia)
Receives: Kolyma River, Infobox: mouth
Quote, Receives: Kolyma River, Infobox: mouth
East Siberian Sea
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