Olenyok River delta

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The Olenyok River delta is the expansive, marshy region in northern Siberia where the Olenyok River branches and empties into the Laptev Sea in the Arctic Ocean.

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Olenyok River delta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river delta
borderedBy Laptev Sea coast
continent Asia
country Russia
drainageBasin Olenyok River basin
linked to: Olenyok River
emptiesInto Laptev Sea
formsFrom sediment deposition of the Olenyok River
freezesOver most of the year
hasAccessibility remote
hasBiodiversity Arctic wetland fauna
hasClimate Arctic climate
hasEcologicalType Arctic coastal wetland
hasEnvironment marshy
wetland
hasGeomorphology low-lying alluvial plain
hasHumanPopulationDensity very low
hasHydrologicalFeature multiple distributary channels
numerous shallow lakes
seasonal flooding
hasLandform islands between distributaries
hasLandUse limited traditional use by Indigenous peoples
hasMouthElevation 0 metres
hasPermafrost continuous permafrost
hasProcess coastal erosion
fluvial sedimentation
hasSeaIce seasonal sea ice cover
hasSeasonality long, cold winters
short, cool summers
hasSedimentType fine-grained alluvium
hasVegetationType tundra vegetation
wetland sedges and mosses
hasWaterSalinity brackish near the sea
freshwater in inner channels
importantFor migratory birds
locatedIn Russia
Sakha Republic
locatedInOceanRegion Arctic Ocean
locatedInRegion northern Siberia
linked to: Northern Siberia
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedOnRiver Olenyok River
nearbySea Laptev Sea
partOf Arctic Ocean basin
linked to: Arctic basins

Russian Arctic
riverMouthOf Olenyok River
subjectTo Arctic climate change impacts

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