Dmitry Laptev Strait Explained

Laptev Strait (; Yakut: Миитэрэй Лаптев силбэһиитэ, Miiterey Laptev silbehiite) is a 60 km-wide strait in Russia. It separates Great Lyakhovsky Island of the Lyakhovsky Islands from the mainland, and connects the Laptev Sea in the west with the East Siberian Sea in the east.^[1] It is named after Russian explorer Dmitry Laptev.April 2015.

Notes and References

1. Book: I.P. Martini. H.R. Wanless. Sedimentary Coastal Zones from High to Low Latitudes: Similarities and Differences. 24 October 2014. Geological Society of London. 978-1-86239-374-5. 111.