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Predporozhnyy

Coordinates: 64°59′05.6″N 143°16′03.6″E / 64.984889°N 143.267667°E / 64.984889; 143.267667
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Predporozhnyy
Предпорожный
Urban-type Settlement
(abolished)
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutПредпорожнай
Location of Predporozhnyy
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Predporozhnyy is located in Russia
Predporozhnyy
Predporozhnyy
Location of Predporozhnyy
Predporozhnyy is located in Sakha Republic
Predporozhnyy
Predporozhnyy
Predporozhnyy (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 64°59′05.6″N 143°16′03.6″E / 64.984889°N 143.267667°E / 64.984889; 143.267667[1]
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtOymyakonsky
Abolished2007
Area
 • Total149,214.4 km2 (57,612.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2013)[2]
200
Postal code(s)[3]
678730

Predporozhnyy (Russian: Предпорожный; Yakut: Предпорожнай, romanized: Predporojnay) is an abandoned settlement in Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. It has also been referred to as Yubileynyy (Russian: Юбилейный, lit.'Jubilee'), the name of the local gold mine. It rose to the status of an urban-type settlement in 1964.[2]

Geography

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Predporozhnyy is located in the extreme north of Oymyakonsky District, at the convergence of two branches of the Indigirka River.[4] It is approximately 747 km from Yakutsk,[5] and approximately 5,217 km from Moscow.[6]

History

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Predporozhnyy was founded in the 1950s after the discovery of gold deposits in the area.[7] It was classified as an urban-type settlement in 1961.[7] The settlement was abolished in 2007.[2]

Climate

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The climate of Predporozhnyy can be classified as subarctic, or Dwc under the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Predporozhnyy
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) −20
(−29)
−11
(−24)
5
(−15)
23
(−5)
43
(6)
64
(18)
70
(21)
63
(17)
45
(7)
18
(−8)
−9
(−23)
−20
(−29)
23
(−5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −36
(−38)
−38
(−39)
−27
(−33)
−8
(−22)
18
(−8)
39
(4)
43
(6)
36
(2)
21
(−6)
−6
(−21)
−27
(−33)
−35
(−37)
−2
(−19)
Average rainfall inches (mm) 0.22
(5.7)
0.23
(5.9)
0.36
(9.1)
1.24
(31.4)
2.8
(72)
3.24
(82.4)
4.09
(103.9)
3.3
(83)
2.15
(54.5)
1.5
(37)
0.51
(12.9)
0.27
(6.9)
19.91
(504.7)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 2.1
(5.3)
2.2
(5.5)
3.4
(8.7)
11.5
(29.1)
10.4
(26.3)
0.4
(1)
0
(0)
0.6
(1.5)
7.1
(18.1)
14.2
(36.1)
4.9
(12.5)
2.6
(6.5)
59.4
(150.6)
Average rainy days 5 5 7 12 18 19 19 17 16 9 7 5 139
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257.6 229.5 235.7 228.3 259.4 332.2 332.6 331.6 293.4 267.8 242.2 255.5 3,265.8
Source: worldweatheronline.com[8]

References

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  1. ^ "64°59'05.6"N 143°16'03.6"E · Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  2. ^ a b c d "Поселок Предпорожный (Оймяконский улус (район)) - карта, подробное описание - СахаГИС". sakhagis.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ "64°59'05.6"N 143°16'03.6"E · Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia". Google Maps. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  5. ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  6. ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. ^ a b "посёлок ПРЕДПОРОЖНЫЙ". Центр социально-экономического и политического мониторига. July 26, 2000. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Predporozhnyy Monthly Climate Averages". WorldWeatherOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.