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ArcticSea
Laptev Sea
North of Siberia
A nursery for Arctic sea ice, one of the main ice-production regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Max depth
3,385 m
Avg depth
578 m
Temperature
-1.8 to 1 °C
Salinity
15-32 ppt
Wildlife
Marine life
Fish
Arctic CodWhitefish
Mammals
BelugaWalrusBowhead Whale
Corals
Rare
Invertebrates
Arctic Shrimp
Other wildlife
Polar Bear
Activities
Sports suitability
Diving
Fishing
Sailing
Surfing
Snorkelling
Seafloor
Rock & geology
- Terrigenous mud & sandSediment carried from land by rivers
- Permafrost sedimentsSubsea permafrost on the shallow shelf
- Glacial till & dropstonesRock debris dropped by melting ice
Live conditions · Open-Meteo Marine
Marine weather right now
Updated 1:06:31 PM
Sea surface temp
-1.7 °C
Wind
—
Wave height
—
Wave period
—
Visibility
—
Air temp
—
Current
0.11 m/s
Swell height
—
Readings interpolated at 76.00°, 125.00°. Winds, waves, currents and sea surface temperature via Open-Meteo.
Tides · next 48 hours
Global tide model (estimate)High tide
Fri 03:00 PM
-0.24 m
Low tide
Fri 09:00 PM
-0.58 m
High tide
Sat 03:00 AM
-0.29 m
Low tide
Sat 09:00 AM
-0.65 m
Estimated from the Open-Meteo tide model, relative to mean sea level. Not for navigation.
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