Laptev Sea major contaminant is associated with floating and sunken wood in the sea, due to decades of rafting activities. As a result, the phenol concentration in the Laptev Sea is the highest over the Arctic waters. 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
Zemlya Georga Zemlya Georga has three capes pointing southwestwards on its southern coast: "Cape Neale" (the westernmost end of the island), "Cape Crowther" and "Cape Grant". Its easternmost cape is known as "Mys Murray". The two capes pointing north, "Mys Bryusa" and "Mys Battenberg", are separated from each other by "Sommerville Bay". The westernmost cape of this peninsula is "Mys Mul'tanovskogo", beyond which lies the sound known as "Proliv Arkhangelskiy" between Zemlya Georga and Alexandra Land. The sound known as "Cambridge Channel" (Proliv Kambritch) is located further to the southwest. There are no permanent inhabitants on the island however there is a