East Siberian Sea East Siberian Sea The East Siberian Sea () is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, close to Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east. This sea borders on the Laptev Sea to the west and the Chukchi Sea to the east. This sea is one of the least studied in the Arctic area. It is characterized by severe climate, low water salinity, and a scarcity of flora, fauna and human population, as
East Siberian taiga quite warm for the northerly location. Precipitation is low, ranging from to , decreasing from east to west. The topography of this ecoregion is varied, consisting of wide, flat plains and areas of karst topography. In contrast to the neighbouring West Siberian taiga, large bogs and wetlands are conspicuously absent. Some trees also shed their leaves annually, a characteristic of deciduous forests. Vegetation consists mainly of vast, dense forests of Dahurian Larch ("Larix gmelinii"), with Siberian Larch ("Larix sibirica") and hybrid between the Dahurian and Siberian Larches ("Larix x czekanowskii") occurring as one moves to the west. Cranberry ("Vaccinium oxycoccus")