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Kara Sea (kär`ə), Rus. Karskoye More, shallow section of the Arctic Ocean, off N Russia, between Severnaya Zemlya and Novaya Zemlya. It has an average depth of 420 ft (128 m). It receives the Ob, the Yenisei, the Pyasina, and the Taimyra rivers, and is important as a fishing ground. Its main ports are Novyy Port and Dikson, but the ice-locked sea is navigable only during August and September. Kara Sea a shallow arm of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of Russia: ice-free for about three months of the year How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Due to the quirks of atmospheric transport, polar bears from East Greenland, Svalbard, and the Kara Sea have higher body burdens of organochlorines than polar bears from the rest of the Arctic. The low levels measured in the Kara Sea may result from leftover fallout from nuclear tests or emissions from European nuclear facilities, Russian scientists suggest. |
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