Gyda Peninsula

The Gyda Peninsula is a low-lying Arctic peninsula in northwestern Siberia, Russia, between the Gulf of Ob and the Yenisei Gulf. It projects into the Kara Sea and includes extensive tundra and permafrost.

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Kara Sea: A marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean north of western Siberia. The peninsula’s northern shores face this Arctic sea.
Permafrost: Ground that remains at or below 0°C for at least two consecutive years. Continuous frozen ground underlies much of the peninsula.
Nenets people: An Indigenous people of northern Russia, with communities in the Yamal and Gydan regions. Nenets communities have longstanding ties to the peninsula and its neighboring tundra.
Arctic LNG 2: A liquefied natural gas project on the Gydan Peninsula in Russia. Its facilities are a prominent example of industrial development on the peninsula.
Arctic amplification: The tendency for the Arctic to warm faster than the global average. Rapid regional warming affects frozen ground and coastal landscapes on the peninsula.
Gulf of Ob: A long estuary of the Kara Sea formed by the Ob River. This gulf bounds the peninsula on its western side.
Arctic tundra: A treeless biome of cold regions, with low vegetation and seasonally thawed soils. Tundra is the peninsula’s characteristic land cover.
Nenets language: A Samoyedic language of the Uralic family spoken by Nenets communities in northern Russia. It is part of the cultural heritage of Nenets communities in the region.
Sabetta: A port and settlement on the Yamal Peninsula serving the Yamal LNG project. It illustrates how Arctic shipping and LNG infrastructure operate near Gyda.
Coastal erosion: The wearing away and retreat of shorelines through waves, currents, ice, and weather. Low Arctic coasts can retreat as warming reduces protective sea ice.