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The greatest depths of about 915 m are found in the north-eastern part of the sea. [2] [4] [14] The East Siberian Sea is bound to the south by the East Siberian Lowland, an alluvial plain mainly composed of sediments of marine origin dating back to the time when the whole area was occupied by the Verkhoyansk Sea, an ancient sea at the edge of ...
Landforms of the East Siberian Sea (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "East Siberian Sea" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Shqip; Slovenčina; Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски ... East Siberian Sea (1 C, 17 P) J. Sea of Japan (3 C, 18 P) M. Mediterranean Sea (10 C, 20 P ...
It is relatively shallow, with average depth of 100 m. A number of islands are within the shelf, including the Wrangel Island, Novaya Zemlya, and the New Siberian Islands. [1] It is encompassed by the Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, and East Siberian Sea, and respectively subdivided into the Kara Shelf, the Laptev Shelf and the East Siberian Shelf.
Vilkitsky Island was discovered early on the morning of August 20, 1913 by the crew of the Icebreaker Taymyr.Along with the Icebreaker Vaygach, it was part of the Imperial Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition led by Boris Vilkitsky on behalf of the Russian Hydrographic Service in order to chart the last blank areas of Russian maps.
The bay opens to the east in the southern limits of the East Siberian Sea. It is located northwest of the mouths of the Indigirka and southeast of the mouth of the Bogdashkina. Gusinaya Bay is enclosed in the northeast by the Lopatka Peninsula. Lake Mogotoyevo lies a little inland to the north. [2]
New Siberian Islands are near the middle and the Great Siberian Polynya is in the left part of the image. The Laptev Sea is a major source of arctic sea ice. With an average outflow of 483,000 km 2 per year over the period 1979–1995, it contributes more sea ice than the Barents Sea, Kara Sea, East Siberian Sea and Chukchi Sea combined.
There are many islands at the mouth of the Kolyma before it meets the East Siberian sea. The main ones are: Mikhalkino 69°24′58″N 161°15′18″E / 69.416°N 161.255°E / 69.416; 161.255 is the largest island, it lies to the west of the Kolyma's eastern branch, the Kamennaya Kolyma anabranch