Litketief

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Litketief (Arctic)
Litketief
Litketief
Location of the litket depression in the Arctic Ocean
Bathymetry of the Arctic Ocean

The Litketief is a 5449 m deep sea depression in the Arctic Ocean and is the second deepest point after the Molloytief (5669 m).

The Litketief is located in the Arctic Ocean in the southwest of the Eurasian Basin about 220 km north of the north coast of Northeast Country  - at 82 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 82 ° 24 ′ 0 ″  N , 19 ° 31 ′ 0 "  O . It is named after Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke (Russian Fjodor Petrowitsch Litke).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ K. Kusunoki: Hydrography of the Arctic Ocean with Special Reference to the Beaufort Sea (PDF; 3.76 MB). In: Contributions from the Institute of Low Temperature Science . Volume A17, 1962, pp. 1-75 (English).

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