Monday, August 22, 2011

Lena Delta

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Lena_River_Delta_-_Landsat_2000.jpg/220px-Lena_River_Delta_-_Landsat_2000.jpgAt the end of the Lena River Delta is a great stretching 100 km in the Laptev Sea and is located about 400 km (250 miles) wide. The delta is frozen tundra for about 7 months of the year, but in May transforms the region into a lush wetland area in the coming months. Part of the area is protected as a Wildlife Reserve in the Lena Delta.

The Lena Delta is divided into a multitude of flat islands. The most important are (from west to east): Chychas aryt, Petrouchka, Saga control Samakh Diyete Ary, Turkan Bel'keydere, Sasyllakh Ary, Kolkhoztakh Bel'keydere, Grigoriy Diyelyakh Bel'kee (Grigoriy Islands) Nerpa Uolun aryt , Bel Misha "keydere, Atakhtay Bel'kedere, Arangastakh, Urdiuk Pastakh Bel'key, Past AGYS 'aryt, Dallalakh Island, Ary Otto, Ulla Khan and Orto Ary aryt UES.

Turukannakh-Kumagai is a long and narrow island to the west bank of the Lena Delta.

One of the islands of the Lena Delta, "Ostrov Amerika-Kuba-aryt" or "Ostrov Kuba-aryt" was the name of the island of Cuba during the Soviet era. It is located on the north coast.


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