Definition of Laptev Sea

1. Noun. Part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year.

Group relationships: Arctic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Sea

Definition of Laptev Sea

1. Proper noun. A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the eastern coast of Siberia, Taimyr Peninsula, the Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laptev Sea

Laplanders
Laplandish
Laportea
Laportea canadensis
Lapp
Lappeenranta
Lappic
Lappish
Lappland
Lapplander
Lapponian
Lapponic
Lapps
Lappula
Lapsang Souchong
Laptev Sea (current term)
Laputa
Laputan
Laquer's stain
Lara
Laramie
Lardil
Lardizabala
Lardizabalaceae
Lardner
Laredo
Laren
Large Magellanic Cloud
Large Münsterländer
Large Münsterländers

Literary usage of Laptev Sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Within the transitional zone lying between the continental shoreline and the continental slope in the Laptev Sea, three main types of permafrost are traced: ..."

2. Daily Geography Practice by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"At least four of the following: Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Kara Sea, and Laptev Sea 2. At least four of the following: ..."

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