Laptev Sea Laptev Sea The Laptev Sea (; ) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, the Taimyr Peninsula, Severnaya Zemlya and the New Siberian Islands. Its northern boundary passes from the Arctic Cape to a point with co-ordinates of 79°N and 139°E, and ends at the Anisiy Cape. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east. The sea is named after the Russian explorers Dmitry Laptev and Khariton Laptev; formerly, it had been known under various names, the last being Nordenskiöld Sea (), after explorer
Vkhodnoy Island (Kara Sea) Vkhodnoy Island (Kara Sea) Vkhodnoy Island (), is a small island in the Kara Sea. It is one of the islands of the coastal area of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago. Vkhodnoy is a long island located to the west of Cape Johansen "(Mys Iogansena)", the westernmost headland of Nansen Island. It lies on the northern side of Fram Strait, the strait between Nansen island and the Siberian coast, which is about wide on average. The Ledyanyye Islands lie to the east. Geologically all these coastal islands are a continuation of the Nordenskiöld Archipelago which lies further north. The sea surrounding neighbouring