Bystry (Russian: Бы́стрый, lit. quick) was an urban locality (a work settlement) in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located northwest of Komsomolsky. The settlement was abandoned as a result of the extraction of gold no longer being economically viable[5] and as of 2008 was in the process of being officially liquidated.[6]
Bystry
Быстрый | |
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Work settlement[1] (abolished) | |
Location of Bystry ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 69°10′22″N 172°22′02″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Administrative district | Chaunsky District |
Abolished | 1998[2] |
Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[4] | 689400 |
OKTMO ID | 77705000058 |
The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.[2] The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Bystry from Chukotka to other parts of Russia.[2] The Ministry of railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements.[2]
Bystry is connected to Pevek, Komsomolsky, Krasnoarmeysky by a road network, one of the more developed in Chukotka, but it is not connected to any other part of the district or Chukotka by permanent road. There is however, a network of roads within the settlement including:[7]
Bystry has a Tundra climate (ET)[8] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).
Climate data for Bystry | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
0 (32) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10 (50) |
16.2 (61.2) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22 (72) |
5 (41) |
2 (36) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
30 (86) |
Average high °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −23.4 (−10.1) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −51 (−60) |
−56 (−69) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−18 (0) |
−33 (−27) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−47 (−53) |
−56 (−69) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
21 (0.8) |
12 (0.5) |
9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
96 (3.8) |
Average snowy days | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 98 |
Source: [9] |
Administrative divisions of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
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Administrative center: Anadyr • Rural localities | |
Administrative districts (raions) | |
Cities and towns | |
Urban-type settlements |