Yenisei Gulf

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The Yenisei Gulf is a large Arctic estuary in northern Siberia where the Yenisei River meets the Kara Sea, characterized by its wide, shallow waters and harsh polar environment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Krasnoyarsk Sea 2
Yenisei Gulf canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
belongsTo Russian Federation waters ⓘ
biome Arctic coastal marine biome ⓘ
characteristic ice-covered in winter ⓘ
shallow ⓘ
wide ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
coastType low-lying Arctic coast ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
drainageBasin Yenisei River drainage basin ⓘ
ecosystem Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ
river estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
environment harsh polar environment ⓘ
flowsInto Kara Sea ⓘ
formationProcess fluvial and marine interaction ⓘ
geologicalType drowned river valley estuary ⓘ
humanPopulationDensity very low ⓘ
hydrologicalRole major freshwater discharge area to Kara Sea ⓘ
iceConditions subject to heavy sea ice ⓘ
latitudeRegion high-latitude Arctic ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic Circle ⓘ
Arctic Ocean basin ⓘ
linked to: Arctic basins

Kara Sea ⓘ
northern Siberia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Siberia
marineAreaOf Russian Arctic seas ⓘ
mouthOf Yenisei River ⓘ
navigation seasonally navigable ⓘ
notableFor important outlet of Yenisei River to Arctic Ocean ⓘ
large Arctic estuary system ⓘ
oceanographicZone shelf sea zone of Kara Sea ⓘ
opensInto Kara Sea ⓘ
partOf Yenisei River basin ⓘ
receivesFrom Yenisei River ⓘ
region Russian Arctic ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ
salinity strong riverine freshwater influence ⓘ
seaIceCoverage long-lasting seasonal sea ice ⓘ
sedimentSource Yenisei River ⓘ
subjectTo extreme cold temperatures ⓘ
midnight sun in summer ⓘ
permafrost influence on coasts ⓘ
polar night in winter ⓘ
waterType brackish water ⓘ
marine water ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taz River → formsEstuaryWith → Yenisei Gulf ⓘ
Krasnoyarsk Dam → reservoirAlternativeName → Krasnoyarsk Sea ⓘ
linked to: Yenisei Gulf
Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station → reservoirAlternateName → Krasnoyarsk Sea ⓘ
linked to: Yenisei Gulf
Pyasina Bay → locatedEastOf → Yenisei Gulf ⓘ