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The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean (in the area sometimes called
the Arctic Mediterranean Sea) off northern Siberia, bound by the Kara
Strait (West, connecting
Kara Sea pronunciation /ˈkɑr ə; Russ. ˈkɑ rə/ Show Spelled Show IPA –nounan arm of the Arctic Ocean
between Novaya Zemlya and the N Russian Federation. Dictionary.
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Kara Sea may melt, and people will rush to develop giant hydrocarbon
deposits, which have already been explored (the reserves of the
Leningrad and Rusanov deposits on the Kara shelf are estimated to have
situation in the Kara Sea is potentially dangerous for adjacent
countries. Norway has grounds to be constantly worried about these
dumps sites. But they pose the greatest danger to Russia.
The Kara Sea was turned into a
radioactive waste cemetery. Needless to say, they were covered with
special conservation mixtures, but everything has its sell by date.
The Kara Sea (Russian: Ка́рское мо́ре) is part of the Arctic Ocean
north of Siberia.
The Kara Sea is roughly 1,450 kilometres long and 970 kilometres wide
with an area of around 880,000 km² and a mean depth of 110 metres (360
ft).
The Kara Sea's Northern limit is marked geographically by a line
running from Cape Kohlsaat in Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, to
Cape Molotov (Arctic Cape), the northernmost point
It flows N from the N Urals into the Kara Sea, forming part of the
traditional border between European and Asian Russia.
Kara Sea a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of Russia:
ice-free for about three months of the year
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Kara Sea, forming part of the traditional border between European and
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Kara Sea, a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean adjoining Russia.
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kara sea: Ка́рское мо́ре) is part of the Arctic Ocean north of
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reactors in the Kara Sea, global fallout, and the surface sediments in
the Kara Sea and adjoining areas. The latter ratio was measured at
Texas A&M University.
This subpopulation includes the Kara Sea (KS) and overlaps in the west
with the Barents Sea subpopulation in the area of Franz Josef Land and
Novaya Zemlya archipelagos.
In 1893 the Kara Sea was surveyed by Nansen's famous Fram,
in 1900 by Toll's Russian expedition in the Zarya, in 1907
The first data on the Kara Sea were collected by the Swedish
expeditions of O.
The Kara Sea is
separated from the Laptev Sea by the Northern Land Archipelago
and the
The open Kara Sea is relatively uncontaminated compared with some
other marine areas.
contaminants in the Kara Sea on the western Siberian coast. The data
show a circulation pattern that differs significantly from published
concepts and contains a richer structure.
conditions, the Kara Sea is relatively well investigated. This was
achieved through intense oceanographic expeditions, aircraft surveys,
and polar drift stations.
Kara Sea is manifold: climate change issues like ice formation and
freshwater runoff, environmental problems from dumping of radioactive
waste or oil exploitation, and finally, the Northern
The Kara Sea is a rather
shallow shelf sea within the Arctic Ocean, located between the Barents
Sea to the west and the Laptev Sea to the east.
from the Atlantic, the Kara Sea is much colder, remaining frozen for
over nine months a year.
The Kara Sea was formerly known as Oceanus Scythicus or Mare Glaciale
and it appears with these names in old 16th century maps.
The largest group in the Kara Sea is by far the Nordenskiöld
Archipelago, with five large subgroups and over ninety islands.
and the Kara Sea are all in the Arctic Circle and are still clutched
in the icy grip of winter. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date:
3/29/02. Data End Date: 3/29/02.
On July 3, 2004, sea ice still covered much of the Kara Sea in
Northeastern Russia, near the western edge of Siberia, when the
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua
satellite captured this
south and slightly east of the Kara Sea, was acquired on September 25,
2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.
The Kara Sea formed as a result of deglaciation during the last Ice
Age, traces of glacial ice being found under a thin layer of silty
sediment.
The Kara Sea is on the Russian Northern Sea route. The main port along
it is Dikson.
The Kara Sea lies on the Siberian Shelf; thus, about 40 percent of it
is less than 160 feet (50 m) deep, and only 2 percent is over 1,600
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radioactivity from dumped objects that may affect the Kara sea has not
been observed.
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the Kara Sea is an important area of the Arctic.
Compared to the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea is much colder, remind
frozen for over nine months of a year.
The Kara Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean lies north of Siberia.
The Kara Sea's Northern boundary is marked by a line running from Cape
Kohlsaat in Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, to Cape Molotov
(Arctic Cape), the northernmost point of
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The Kara Sea Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) is a high-latitude marine
region located in the Polar Circle on the Siberian shelf.
The Kara Sea LME is characterized by the freshwater input of its 3
major rivers, and by water exchange with the Arctic Ocean.
The shallow Kara Sea is seasonally ice-covered.
Warm ocean currents flowing into this LME from the North Atlantic
Ocean provide mostly ice-free conditions from May to October.
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The Kara Sea's Northern limit is marked
geographically by a line running from Cape Kohlsaat in Graham Bell
Island, Franz Josef Land, to Cape Molotov (Arctic Cape), the
exploration of the Kara Sea increased greatly as part of the work of
developing the Northern Sea Route.
unexplored areas in the northern Kara Sea were examined and small and
elusive Ushakov Island was discovered.
the Kara Sea in order to destroy as many Russian vessels as
possible. This naval campaign was named "Operation Wunderland".
across the Kara Sea from Göteborg, along the coast of Siberia, and
despite the ice packs, got to 180° longitude by early September.
in the Kara Sea, the Nordenskiöld Archipelago, has been named in his
honour. 1912 was a tragic year for Russian explorers in the Kara Sea.
the Kara Sea, and drifted northward for more than two years reaching
latitude 83°17 N.
In the northern Kara Sea, freshwater mixes with Atlantic Water, which
is advected from the Brarents Sea.
the northern Kara Sea and from the adjacent deep-sea basin (Fig. 1).
The oceanography of the northern Kara Sea is of particular importance
for the water masses and circulation in the Arctic Ocean.
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Below you see maps of the polynya distribution in the Kara Sea
calculated from data
The Kara Sea (Russian: Ка́рское мо́ре) is part of the Arctic Ocean (in
the area sometimes called the Arctic Mediterranean Sea) off northern
Siberia, bound by the Kara Strait (West, connecting
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The Kara Sea is called the realm of the large rivers and
streams.
The Kara Sea is called the realm of the large rivers and streams.
the Kara Sea is connected to the adjacent Laptev Sea. To the west, the
shelf-sea is connected via Kara Strait to the Barents Sea.
The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north off Siberia.
Kara Sea - part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the
east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the yearArctic Ocean - ice
Kara Sea A section of the Arctic Ocean between Novaya Zemlya and the
Siberian mainland.
Kara Sea n (Placename) a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean off
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The Kara Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, is located off
the coastline of Siberia in far northwestern Russia.