Otrozhny, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Otrozhny (Russian: Отрожный) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located about 200 kilometers (120 mi) west of Anadyr. It is a former gold mining settlement.

For other uses, see Otrozhny.
Otrozhny

Отрожный
Selo[1]
(abolished)
Location of Otrozhny
Otrozhny
Location of Otrozhny
Otrozhny
Otrozhny (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 65°07′15″N 172°48′08″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administrative districtAnadyrsky District
Founded1964[2]
Abolished1998[3]
 • Municipal districtAnadyrsky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+12 (MSK+9 [5])
OKTMO ID77603703902

History

The settlement was established in 1964 following the discovery of gold in the area.[2] As well as gold, the mine also extracted osmiridium, with reports stating that several hundred grams were extracted in 1977,[6] a very rare metal, normally only found in conjunction with other platinum group metals. The settlement was abandoned in 1998 when the extraction of gold was no longer economically viable[2] and as of 2008 is in the process of being officially liquidated.[7]

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.[3] The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Otrozhny from Chukotka to other parts of Russia.[3] 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.[3]

Climate

Otrozhny has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climates (Dfc).[8] On average, the temperature is below freezing from the start of September through to the end of the following May, with average low temperatures of below minus twenty Celsius occurring between November and April. June, July and August are the only months where the temperature is above freezing on average. This short summer period is still cool however, with temperatures rarely rising above ten degrees, although, as can be seen in the table below, there are occasional instances of significant heat.

Climate data for Otrozhny
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)		 5.7
(42.3)		 12
(54)		 8.1
(46.6)		 19
(66)		 32
(90)		 33
(91)		 27.9
(82.2)		 18.2
(64.8)		 10
(50)		 16.3
(61.3)		 1
(34)		 33
(91)
Average high °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5)		 −20.4
(−4.7)		 −16.8
(1.8)		 −10
(14)		 3.5
(38.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 17.1
(62.8)		 13.6
(56.5)		 6.5
(43.7)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −17.1
(1.2)		 −20.6
(−5.1)		 −4.6
(23.7)
Average low °C (°F) −24.3
(−11.7)		 −26.9
(−16.4)		 −26.1
(−15.0)		 −20.6
(−5.1)		 −5
(23)		 4.1
(39.4)		 7.2
(45.0)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 −12.5
(9.5)		 −23.4
(−10.1)		 −25.9
(−14.6)		 −12.6
(9.3)
Record low °C (°F) −55.1
(−67.2)		 −52
(−62)		 −49.9
(−57.8)		 −43.2
(−45.8)		 −28.9
(−20.0)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −17
(1)		 −37
(−35)		 −46.7
(−52.1)		 −50
(−58)		 −55.1
(−67.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 15
(0.6)		 12
(0.5)		 6
(0.2)		 15
(0.6)		 9
(0.4)		 27
(1.1)		 54
(2.1)		 36
(1.4)		 18
(0.7)		 18
(0.7)		 15
(0.6)		 12
(0.5)		 237
(9.3)
Average snowy days 15 14 11 11 8 1 0 0 4 13 12 17 106
Source: [9]

See also

References

Notes
  1. Law #33-OZ, Article 13.2
  2. Dead-Cities.ru - Otrozhny
  3. Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe (Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug).
  4. Law #148-OZ, Article 10
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. A.A. Sidorov and R.A Eremin, Metallogeny and Gold Lode Deposits of Northeastern Russia
  7. Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №138-ОЗ от 25 октября 2007 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On Administrative and Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #138-OZ of October 25, 2007. ).
  8. McKnight and Hess, pp.232-5
  9. "Weather Averages - Otrozhny". www.meoweather.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

Sources
  • Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).
  • Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №148-ОЗ от 24 ноября 2008 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №24-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение 2 к Закону Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Анадырского муниципального района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №46/1 (373/1), 28 ноября 2008 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #148-OZ of November 24, 2008 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #24-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending Appendix 2 of the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Anadyrsky Municipal District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.).
  • 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.
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