What is the East Siberian Sea?
Q: What is the East Siberian Sea?
A: The East Siberian Sea is a marginal sea located in the Arctic Ocean, situated between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east.
Q: What is the geography of the East Siberian Sea?
A: The East Siberian Sea borders on the Laptev Sea to the west and the Chukchi Sea to the east. The coast of the sea is 3,016 km long, and the depths are shallow, generally less than 50 meters.
Q: What is the climate of the East Siberian Sea?
A: The East Siberian Sea has severe climate with low water salinity and little flora, fauna, and human population. There are slow sea currents, low tides, and frequent fogs, especially in summer. The sea also has ice fields and they only fully melt in August–September.
Q: Who lived along the shores of the East Siberian Sea?
A: The shores of the East Siberian Sea were inhabited by tribes of Yukaghirs, Chukchi, Evens, and Evenks for thousands of years.
Q: What is the largest city in the East Siberian Sea region?
A: The largest city and port in the East Siberian Sea region is Pevek, the northernmost city of mainland Russia.
Q: Which are the most important rivers flowing into the East Siberian Sea?
A: The most important rivers flowing into the East Siberian Sea are the Indigirka, the Alazeya, The Ujandina, the Chukochya River, the Kolyma, the Rauchua, the Chaun, and the Pegtymel.
Q: Can all the rivers flowing into the East Siberian Sea be traveled on?
A: No, only a few rivers flowing into the East Siberian Sea are able to be traveled on.
