Neito

Neito
Нейто
Neito lakes NASA image, with lake Yambuto on the right
LocationYamal Peninsula
Coordinates70°04′N 70°25′E / 70.067°N 70.417°E / 70.067; 70.417
Lake typeThaw lakes
Primary outflowsSyoyakha
Basin countriesRussia
Surface area380 square kilometres (150 sq mi)
Max. depth52 m (171 ft)
IslandsNone

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

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]

  1. ^ "R-41_42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ Ямальские озера чище Байкала
  4. ^ The Conservation Value of Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic