GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Kara Sea
The Kara Sea is an Arctic shelf sea north of western Siberia. Major river estuaries connect it with some of Eurasia’s largest drainage basins.
Fast Facts
- Novaya Zemlya lies west and Severnaya Zemlya toward the east.
- The Ob and Yenisei reach the sea through long estuarine gulfs.
- The Yamal Peninsula separates the Kara’s western waters from the Gulf of Ob side.
Connected lessons
- Kara SeaMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Barents SeaRelated places
- Ob RiverRelated places
- Yenisei RiverRelated places
- Laptev SeaRelated places