Cape Buor-Khaya

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Cape Buor Khaya, (Mys Buor-Khaya) is a headland in the Laptev Sea.

Geography

It is located between the Buor-Khaya Gulf on the west and the Yana Bay on the east. It is a conspicuous headland and has an 11 m high light on a framework tower. The sea in the area surrounding the cape is frozen for about nine months every year and often clogged with ice floes. On its eastern side there is a long semi-submerged landspit known as Kosa Buor-Khaya. Administratively the Buor-Khaya Cape belongs to the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation.

Climate

The area has a subarctic climate (Dfc) bordering on a tundra climate (ET).

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