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Lena River Sedimentation

Over the last 7,000 years, the Lena River—which moves millions of tons of sediment a year—has constructed the Arctic Ocean’s largest delta.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Sara E. Pratt.

Published July 13, 2022
Data acquired June 17, 2022

Source:
Landsat 9 > OLI-2