Neito (Russian: Нейто) is a freshwater lake group in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.[1][2]

Neito
Нейто
Neito lakes NASA image, with lake Yambuto on the right
Neito Location in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location	Yamal Peninsula
Coordinates	70°04′N 70°25′E
Lake type	Thaw lakes
Primary outflows	Syoyakha
Basin countries	Russia
Surface area	380 square kilometres (150 sq mi)
Islands	None

The water in the lakes is cleaner than in Lake Baikal.[3] Neito is a traditional sacred site for the Nenets, the indigenous people of the region.[4]

Geography

Neito is a cluster of three lakes totaling a surface area of 380 square kilometres (150 sq mi). Lake Yambuto lies very close to the southeast. The Neito group is located north of the Arctic circle, in the central part of the Yamal Peninsula, in an area of smaller lakes of thermokarst origin.[2]

The three lakes are roughly aligned in a NNE / SSW direction. The southern lake is the largest one, with a length of 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) and an area of 215 square kilometres (83 sq mi). The Syoyakha (Сёяха) river flows westwards from the northwestern end of its shores. The middle one has an area of 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi) and is separated from the southern lake by a narrow spit. Neito 1st (Нейто 1-ое), the northernmost one, is the smallest, with an area of 48.8 square kilometres (18.8 sq mi).[1]

See also

• List of lakes of Russia

References

External links

• Media related to Neito at Wikimedia Commons
• Molluscan fauna of the lower reaches of the Syoyakha River
• Technologies for Remote Detection and Monitoring of the Earth Degassing in the Arctic: Yamal Peninsula, Neito Lake

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