Neito () is a freshwater lake group in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
The water in the lakes is cleaner than in Lake Baikal. Neito is a traditional sacred site for the Nenets, the indigenous people of the region.
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 Arctic circle, in the central part of the Yamal Peninsula, in an area of smaller lakes of thermokarst 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 .
See also
List of lakes of Russia
References
External links
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 Sacred lakes Lakes of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug