Laptev Sea is located on the continental plate of the Eurasian continent.Its boundaries are the Kara Sea, the Arctic Ocean and the East Siberian Sea.His name is obliged Laptev brothers who have dedicated their lives to the study of the North.His other names - Nordenskiöld and the Siberian - less relevant.Sea area is 672,000 square meters.km., dominated throughout the depth of 50 meters.Only a fifth of the bottom submerged more than 1,000 meters.The maximum depth is fixed in the Nansen Basin and is 3385 m. The bottom of the sea in the deep muddy and sandy ground is muddy - in smaller.
Due to the large number of rivers flowing into the Nordenskiold sea surface has a low salt concentration.Most of the Laptev Sea water receives from the Khatanga and Lena - the main arteries of Siberia.The sea temperature is rarely above zero.This is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet.
But life has not left unattended and this part of the planet.Despite the fact that the surface of the sea is almost always covered with ice, and despite the small amount of sunlight, you can discover the vegetation on the banks.The flora is represented by different diatoms and other microscopic algae.It is also possible to detect and planktonic microorganisms.
coastline is heavily indented.Steep banks are dotted with birds that come here for the rearing.Gulls, murres, guillemots and many other birds derive their young here.Bird eggs are attracted to small predators such as foxes, who are not averse to indulge in a delicacy.Rookeries and attract larger animals such as the polar bear.Along the mainland strip along the coast there are sea urchins and stars, molluscs and other small inhabitants of the deep sea.
In the Laptev Sea, there are about 40 species of fish - a cod, cisco, arctic char, and many others.Production is not possible because of the ice crust on the surface.Sport fishing is also poorly developed due to the remoteness of the sea from the residential areas.
Mammals are represented walruses, whales, whales, seals and belugas.Mining them as completely undeveloped for reasons described above.The existence in the waters of the Laptev Sea sharks is not known.But it can be assumed that these conditions are quite suitable for the polar shark.In warmer time of the adjacent seas can get here porbeagle.
In recent years began to appear a large number of projects related to offshore oil and gas production.This is due to the low depth of the majority of the area of the entire sea.A good study of the bottom in terms of seismic provides an excellent background for the conclusions of the high content of oil and gas.Small depth allow for drilling with no special offshore platforms, and from artificial islands.
Currently hold the drilling of the first wells in the Laptev Sea, oil companies plan to Lukoil and Rosneft.Each, in turn, will have to lead to the shelf and foreign partners.We can only wait for the moment when the development of the Laptev Sea is still to begin.
