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  AllRefer.com - Laptev Sea (Arctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Laptev Sea[lAp´tyif] Pronunciation Key, section of the Arctic Ocean, c.250,900 sq mi (649,800 sq km), N Siberian Russia, between the Taymyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands.
The Laptev Sea, part of the Northern Sea Route, is navigable only during August and September; Tiksi and Nordvik are the chief ports.
Formerly called the NordenskjOld Sea for the Swedish explorer Nils Adolf NordenskjOld, it was renamed in honor of Khariton and Dmitri Laptev, two Russian arctic explorers of the second Bering expedition.
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 Encyclopedia: Laptev Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Laptev Sea Large Marine Ecosystem is a high-latitude marine region located in the Polar Circle in the eastern section of the Siberian shelf.
Sea birds, seals, walruses, arctic foxes and polar bears make up the varied, rich fauna of this region, especially in the summer months when they can be found at the edge of the drift ice and on the shore.
Composition and distribution of zooplankton in the Laptev Sea and adjacent Nansen basin during summer 1993.
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