Kara Sea Kara Sea The Kara Sea (, "Karskoye more") is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. It is named after the Kara River (flowing into Baydaratskaya Bay), which is now relatively insignificant but which played an important role in the Russian conquest of northern Siberia. The Kara River name is derived from Nenets word meaning "hummocked ice". The Kara Sea's northern limit is marked geographically by a line running from
Kara Medoff Barnett Kara Medoff Barnett Kara Medoff Barnett (born Kara Silber Medoff on September 26, 1978) is an American business executive, Tony Award-winning theatre producer, and arts administrator. She is the former managing director of Lincoln Center International and currently serves as the executive director of American Ballet Theatre. Kara Silber Medoff was born on September 26, 1978, in Durham, North Carolina, as the first of six children to Dr. Jeffrey Roy Medoff, a gastroenterologist and owner of a clinical medical research company, and Debra Fran Silber, an attorney. She began training in ballet at the age of three in Chapel Hill,