Ozyorny Microdistrict
66°49′06″N 179°07′24″W / 66.81833°N 179.12333°W / 66.81833; -179.12333
Ozyorny Microdistrict (Russian: микрорайон Озёрный) is a microdistrict (a residential area) of the urban-type settlement of Egvekinot in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. It was formerly a separate rural locality (a selo). Its population in 2006 was estimated at 650.[1]
Geographically, it is located about 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) north of Egvekinot on the road that links it with the indigenous locality of Amguema and the former mining town of Iultin.
History
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Ozyorny was established in 1952 to house the workers and administrators of the nearby diesel power station.[2] In the 1960s, it expanded to accommodate surveyors plotting the course of the road to Iultin[2] as well as those involved in the Mainypyntyvaam geological survey expedition. The microdistrict remained home to a large group of geologists up until the 1990s.[2] The majority of these people are now gone because the Iultin Mining and Processing Enterprise and the Eastern Chukotka Geological Survey Expedition were liquidated.[1] Today, Ozyorny has a high school, a post office, and a food store.[1]
Transportation
Ozyorny is situated on the Iultin-Egvekinot road. About 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) further north, spanning the road to Iultin, is a metal arch signifying the point where the Arctic Circle bisects the road.[2] Nearby are the ruins of one of the camps used to house the prisoners who built the road.[2] The road is the longest in Chukotka.[3] There is also a small network of roads within the microdistrict.
Climate
Ozyorny Microdistrict has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[4]
Climate data for Ozyorny Microdistrict | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 5.1 (41.2) | 5 (41) | 14 (57) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 5 (41) | 3.6 (38.5) | 28 (82) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −17.4 (0.7) | −14.5 (5.9) | −8.2 (17.2) | 2 (36) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | −8.9 (16.0) | −16.6 (2.1) | −3.2 (26.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −15.7 (3.7) | −3.8 (25.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | −7.1 (19.2) | −15.7 (3.7) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −9.7 (14.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −44 (−47) | −41.1 (−42.0) | −39 (−38) | −32.5 (−26.5) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −5.7 (21.7) | −12.1 (10.2) | −5 (23) | −10.4 (13.3) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −35.8 (−32.4) | −40 (−40) | −44 (−47) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 41.7 (1.64) | 44.8 (1.76) | 32.7 (1.29) | 24.5 (0.96) | 16.1 (0.63) | 24.9 (0.98) | 42.2 (1.66) | 44.9 (1.77) | 37.1 (1.46) | 28.5 (1.12) | 38.7 (1.52) | 32.3 (1.27) | 408.4 (16.08) |
Average snowy days | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 124 |
Source: [5] |
See also
References
Notes
Sources
- McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel (2000). "Climate Zones and Types". Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-020263-0.
- M. Strogoff, P-C Brochet, and D. Auzias Petit Futé: Chukotka (2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House