Olenyok Basin
Olenyok or Olenek may refer to: *Olenyok (river), a river in Russia *Olenyok (rural locality), a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia * Olenyok Airport, an airport in the same rural locality * Olenyok Gulf, a gulf in the Laptev Sea See also * Olenyoksky District Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III di ...

Olenyok (river)
The Olenyok (russian: Оленёк, sometimes spelled ''Оленек'', ''Olenek''; sah, Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a major river in northern Siberian Russia, west of the lower Lena and east of the Anabar. It is long, of which around is navigable. Average water discharge is . The Olenyok is known for its abundance in fish. It is frozen for over eight months every year and the climate in its area is harsh because of the direct influence of the Arctic. History In 1633 Ivan Rebrov reached the Olenyok from the Lena delta and built a fort. In 1642–44 Rebrov and Fedot Alekseyev Popov reached the river but were driven out by the natives. Pioneering Russian Arctic explorer Vasili Pronchishchev and his wife Tatiana (Maria) died of scurvy in the area of the river in September 1736, while mapping the coasts of the Laptev Sea. After their deaths, husband and wife were interred at Ust-Olenyok, near the mouth of the Olenyok. Their tomb was moved after the bodies were exhumed in 1999. In 195 ...
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Olenyok (rural Locality)
Olenyok (russian: Оленёк; sah, Өлөөн) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic,''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population: Geography The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary. Transportation Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport . Climate Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfc''). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from . A temperature of was recorded in January 1959. Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellet ...
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Olenyok Airport
Olenyok Airport is a public use airport in Olenyok, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Airlines and destinations References Airports in the Arctic Airports in the Sakha Republic {{Russia-airport-stub ...
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Olenyok Gulf
The Olenyok Gulf, also known as Olenek Bay, (russian: Оленёкский залив) is a broad gulf in the Laptev Sea. It is located WSW of the huge Lena Delta, which forms its eastern limit. There are some islands in the gulf, like Salkay Island in the west and Dzhyangylakh and Eppet in the mouths of the Olenyok River that empties into this gulf. The Olenyok Gulf belongs to the Sakha administrative division of the Russian Federation. Ecology Chars are common in the low-salinity waters of the Olenyok Gulf and genetic studies were conducted on them. The flat shores of the bay are a natural habitat for birds such as waders. See also *Vasili Pronchishchev *William Barr William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. Born and raised in New York City, Barr ..., ''The First Soviet Convoy to the Mouth of the Lena''. ...
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