Ozyorny Microdistrict
66°49′06″N 179°07′24″W / 66.81833°N 179.12333°W
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
[edit]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
[edit]Ozyorny Microdistrict has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).[4]
| Climate data for Ozyorny Microdistrict | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Iultinsky District – Red Cross Chukotka Archived
- ^ a b c d e Strogoff, pp. 125–126
- ^ Iultinsky District – Official Chukotka Website
- ^ McKnight and Hess, pp. 232–235
- ^ "Weather Averages for Ozyorny Microdistrict from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
Sources
[edit]- 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