Neito (russian: Нейто) is a freshwater lake group in

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The water in the lakes is cleaner than in

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. Neito is a traditional sacred site for the Nenets, the indigenous people of the region.The Conservation Value of Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic
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Geography

Neito is a cluster of three lakes totaling a surface area of . Lake Yambuto lies very close to the southeast. The Neito group is located north of the

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, in the central part of the

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, in an area of smaller lakes of

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origin. The three lakes are roughly aligned in a NNE / SSW direction. The southern lake is the largest one, with a length of and an area of . The Syoyakha (Сёяха) river flows westwards from the northwestern end of its shores. The middle one has an area of 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 .

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Molluscan fauna of the lower reaches of the Syoyakha RiverTechnologies for Remote Detection and Monitoring of the Earth Degassing in the Arctic: Yamal Peninsula, Neito Lake
Sacred lakes Lakes of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug {{YamaloNenetsAutonomousOkrug-geo-stub

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