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Cape Buor-Khaya

Coordinates: 71°56′38″N 132°47′38″E / 71.94389°N 132.79389°E / 71.94389; 132.79389
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Cape Buor-Khaya
Мыс Буор-Хая
Location of Cape Buor-Khaya
Location of Cape Buor-Khaya
Cape Buor-Khaya is located in Russia
Cape Buor-Khaya
Cape Buor-Khaya
Coordinates: 71°56′38″N 132°47′38″E / 71.94389°N 132.79389°E / 71.94389; 132.79389
LocationSakha (Yakutia),  Russia
Offshore water bodiesLaptev Sea
Area
 • TotalRussian Far East

Cape Buor Khaya, (Russian: Мыс Буор-Хая; Mys Buor-Khaya) is a headland in the Laptev Sea.[1]

Geography

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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.[2]

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

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

Climate data for Cape Buor-Khaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
8.2
(46.8)
8.7
(47.7)
15.0
(59.0)
28.0
(82.4)
33.0
(91.4)
34.0
(93.2)
31.0
(87.8)
26.0
(78.8)
18.0
(64.4)
10.0
(50.0)
16.0
(60.8)
34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3)
−15.7
(3.7)
−10.0
(14.0)
−3.6
(25.5)
4.3
(39.7)
11.5
(52.7)
14.6
(58.3)
13.3
(55.9)
9.1
(48.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
−10.5
(13.1)
−15.7
(3.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−13.4
(7.9)
−6.9
(19.6)
1.0
(33.8)
7.8
(46.0)
10.8
(51.4)
10.1
(50.2)
6.4
(43.5)
−3.6
(25.5)
−13.2
(8.2)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−5.3
(22.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −22.6
(−8.7)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−17.2
(1.0)
−10.6
(12.9)
−2.6
(27.3)
4.3
(39.7)
7.3
(45.1)
7.0
(44.6)
3.9
(39.0)
−6.2
(20.8)
−16.3
(2.7)
−21.5
(−6.7)
−8.5
(16.7)
Record low °C (°F) −51.0
(−59.8)
−48.0
(−54.4)
−43.9
(−47.0)
−38.9
(−38.0)
−28.0
(−18.4)
−13.9
(7.0)
−7.2
(19.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−10.0
(14.0)
−32.0
(−25.6)
−48.0
(−54.4)
−51.0
(−59.8)
−51.0
(−59.8)
Source: [3]

References

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  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ Russian Coastal explorer[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Weather Averages for Cape Buor-Khaya (1955-2011)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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