Laptev Sea

[lap-tef, -tev, lah-ptyif]

noun

1. an arm of the Arctic Ocean N of the Russian Federation in Asia, between Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands.

Laptev Sea

/ ˈlæptɪf /

noun

1. Former name: Nordenskjöld Sea. a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean, along the N coast of Russia between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands

Example Sentences

Ice in the Laptev Sea has started forming later than ever.

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It was late October before sea ice finally began reforming in the Laptev Sea, the latest date on record.

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It is the largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands, which are part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago that lies between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea.

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Researchers are also studying the Arctic Laptev Sea during the expedition, he explained.

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On Friday evening the ship, joined by a Russian icebreaker carrying more equipment, will leave this port city in northern Norway, sailing east for two weeks to the Laptev Sea, north of Central Siberia.

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