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Ust-Olenyok (Russian: Усть-Оленёк; Yakut: Уус Өлөөн) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 365 kilometers (227 mi) from Tiksi, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 27,[2] down from 52 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

Ust-Olenyok
Усть-Оленек
Selo[1]
Location of Ust-Olenyok
Ust-Olenyok
Location of Ust-Olenyok
Ust-Olenyok
Ust-Olenyok (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 72°59′N 119°49′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtBulunsky District[1]
Rural okrugYstannakhsky Rural Okrug[1]
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
  Total27
Administrative status
  Capital ofYstannakhsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
  Municipal districtBulunsky Municipal District[3]
  Rural settlementTyumetinsky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
678415
OKTMO ID98612445111

Geography


The settlement is located on the slope of a low hill, by the right bank of the mouth of the Olenyok River. The confluence of the Buolkalakh is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) upstream on the facing bank.[6]


History


The first settlement was a wintering hut built in 1633 near the modern village. It served as the administrative center of the desolate area and it was used by Arctic expeditions in different occasions in history.[7]

1921 picture of the grave of Vasili and Tatiana Pronchishchev in Ust-Olenyok. The tomb was moved after the bodies were exhumed in 1999.
1921 picture of the grave of Vasili and Tatiana Pronchishchev in Ust-Olenyok. The tomb was moved after the bodies were exhumed in 1999.

Climate


Ust-Olenyok has a tundra climate (ET) with short, cool summers and long, severely cold winters. On June 30th, 2020 the temperature soared to 93.7 °F (34.3 °C) which may be the farthest north above 90 °F (32.2 °C) recorded above the 72 °N parallel. The following morning the temperature only dropped to 72.7 °F (22.6 °C).[8]

Climate data for Ust-Olenyok
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0)
−10.4
(13.3)
8.0
(46.4)
15.0
(59.0)
12.0
(53.6)
34.3
(93.7)
31.1
(88.0)
26.2
(79.2)
25.0
(77.0)
14.5
(58.1)
1.0
(33.8)
−6.3
(20.7)
31.1
(88.0)
Average high °C (°F) −30.6
(−23.1)
−29.6
(−21.3)
−24.6
(−12.3)
−16.2
(2.8)
−5.4
(22.3)
5.5
(41.9)
12.3
(54.1)
10.0
(50.0)
2.7
(36.9)
−10.3
(13.5)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−28.0
(−18.4)
−12.6
(9.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −33.4
(−28.1)
−32.4
(−26.3)
−28.1
(−18.6)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−8.3
(17.1)
2.5
(36.5)
8.4
(47.1)
6.7
(44.1)
0.5
(32.9)
−13.0
(8.6)
−26.4
(−15.5)
−30.9
(−23.6)
−15.7
(3.7)
Average low °C (°F) −36.8
(−34.2)
−35.9
(−32.6)
−32.2
(−26.0)
−25.3
(−13.5)
−12.5
(9.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
4.1
(39.4)
3.4
(38.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−16.3
(2.7)
−29.7
(−21.5)
−34.3
(−29.7)
−19.4
(−2.9)
Record low °C (°F) −50.0
(−58.0)
−52.0
(−61.6)
−46.1
(−51.0)
−40.3
(−40.5)
−28.9
(−20.0)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
−6.1
(21.0)
−12.2
(10.0)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−46.2
(−51.2)
−49.1
(−56.4)
−52.0
(−61.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.2
(0.28)
7.7
(0.30)
12.6
(0.50)
14.2
(0.56)
14.3
(0.56)
26.3
(1.04)
21.2
(0.83)
36.5
(1.44)
22.1
(0.87)
34.1
(1.34)
16.5
(0.65)
10.7
(0.42)
223.4
(8.80)
Source: [9]

References



Notes


  1. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
  3. Law #173-Z 353-III
  4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. "Топографска карта S-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  7. Olenyok wintering hut, a historical monument of Eastern Siberia . Bulletin of Tomsk State University. No. 3 (23), 2013
  8. "100-Degree Fahrenheit Temperature Confirmed in Siberia; 90s Measured at Russian Arctic Coast". The Weather Channel. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  9. "Weather Averages for Ust-Olenyok (1955-1991)". climatebase.ru. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

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- [en] Ust-Olenyok

[ru] Усть-Оленёк

Усть-Оленёк — село в Булунском улусе Якутии, Россия. Входит в сельское поселение Тюметинский эвенкийский национальный наслег.



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