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Vilyuy River
The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; sah, Бүлүү, ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is first mentioned in the 17th century in connection with the Russian conquest of Siberia. In 1634, Russian Cossacks, headed by Voin Shakhov, established a winter settlement at the confluence of the rivers Vilyuy and Tyukyan. This settlement served as the administrative center of the area for several decades, after which it was moved to the Yolyonnyokh area down by the Vilyuy, where the ''ostrog'' (fortified settlement) of Olensk (now Vilyuysk) was founded in 1773. In the 1950s, diamond deposits were discovered in the area, about from its mouth. This led to the construction of the Mir Mine, together with access roads and an airport, and the Vilyuy Dam complex to generate power needed for the diamond concentrators.A. GavrilovВилюйin: Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuy Dam
The Vilyuy Dam (russian: Вилюйская ГЭС) is a large dam and hydroelectric power station on the Vilyuy River in Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic, Russia. The dam was built between 1964 and 1967 to provide power for diamond mines in the area. It is located in the southern part of the Vilyuy Plateau and was one of the first of such major structures in the world to be built on permafrost. Vilyuy is reported to have the coldest operating conditions of any hydroelectric plant in the world. The dam is an embankment structure high and long, containing of fill. Its power station has four turbines with a combined capacity of 650 MW, generating 2,710 million KWh annually. Behind the dam, the Vilyuy Reservoir started filling in 1969 and topped out in 1973. It is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, with a length of and holding up to of water. The large artificial lake formed by the dam has caused the winter temperature of the Vilyuy River to increase by , and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). ''Sakha'' following regular sound changes in the course of development of the Yakut language) as the Evenk and Yukaghir exonyms for the Yakuts. It is pronounced as ''Haka'' by the Dolgans, whose language is either a dialect or a close relative of the Yakut language.Victor P. Krivonogov, "The Dolgans’Ethnic Identity and Language Processes." ''Journal of Siberian Federal University'', Humanities & Social Sciences 6 (2013 6) 870–888. Geography * ''Borders'': ** ''internal'': Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (660 km)(E), Magadan Oblast (1520 km)(E/SE), Khabarovsk Krai (2130 km)(SE), Amur Oblast (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Yakutian Lowland
The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or Central Yakutian Lowlands (russian: Центральноякутская равнина; sah, Саха сирин ортоку намтала), also known as Central Yakut Plain or Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia. Administratively the territory of the lowland is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). It is an extensive plain located in the transition zone between Central and Eastern Siberia and is one of the Great Russian Regions. The main city is Yakutsk, with a number of settlements near it, but the area of the lowland is largely uninhabited elsewhere. Google Earth Geography The Central Yakutian Lowlands extend along the middle basin of the Lena River and partly further downstream and are about in length and wide. They drop gradually from the Central Siberian Plateau to the west and the Lena Plateau to the south and southwest. To the northwest the lowland me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulakhan-Botuobuya
The Ulakhan-Botuobuya ( rus, Улахан-Ботуобуя or Большая Ботуобуя; "Big Botuobuya"; sah, Улахан Ботуобуйа) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across mostly uninhabited territory of Mirninsky District. There is a pontoon bridge of the A331 highway stretch between Mirny and Udachny crossing the river just before its confluence with the Vilyuy.Google Earth Course The Ulakhan-Botuobuya begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of . It flows first roughly eastwards and then northeastwards across the Vilyuy Plateau within a wide valley. Finally it bends again and heads northwards. The smaller Ochchuguy-Botuobuya runs roughly parallel to it further to the east. Finally the Ulakhan-Botuobuya joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth, a few miles downstream of the Vilyuy Dam. The river freezes between October and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyurba
Nyurba ( rus, Нюрба, p=nʲʊˈrba; sah, Ньурба, ''Nyurba'' ) is a town and the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River, a right-hand tributary of the Lena, northwest of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,157. History Nyurba was founded in 1930, although the area has been settled since the mid-18th century. In the 1950s, it grew rapidly as a base for exploration of the nearby diamond deposits, and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1958. Town status was granted to it in 1997.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nyurba serves as the administrative center of Nyurbinsky District. As an inhabited locality, Nyurba is classified as a town under republic jurisdiction. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suntar (rural Locality)
Suntar (russian: Сунта́р; sah, Сунтаар, ''Suntaar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: Transportation It is served by the Suntar Airport. Climate Suntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfc''), with short, warm summers and long, bitterly cold winters. 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 pellets, graupel and hail. ... is low but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year. References {{Authority control Rural localities in Suntarsky District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhnevilyuysk
__NOTOC__ Verkhnevilyuysk (russian: Верхневилюйск; sah, Үөһээ Бүлүү, ''Üöhee Bülüü'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Verkhnevilyuysky District of Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6,457,Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian CensusЧисленность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам(''Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities'') of whom 3,015 were male and 3,442 female, down from 6,555 as recorded during the 2002 Census.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' Geography Verkhnevilyuysk is located in the Central Yakutian Lowland, by the Vilyuy River, near its confluence with the Tyukyan The Tyukyan ( rus, Тюкян; sah, Түүкээн ''Tüükeen'') is a river in the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk ( rus, Вилюйск, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk; sah, Бүлүү, ''Bülüü'') is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234. History The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634 as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye. Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "" (''olen''), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821. Kate Marsden visited in 1891 on her mission to treat lepers in the region, and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital. Administrative and municipal status Within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhnyaya Tunguska
The Nizhnyaya Tunguska ( rus, Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪjə tʊnˈɡuskə, meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisey joining it at Turukhansk (see Siberian River Routes). Settlements on the river include Tura, Yukti and Simenga. The ice-free period on the ''Nizhnyaya Tunguska'' starts in mid-June and ends in the first half of October. The river forms the western limit of the Lena Plateau. Hydrography The Nizhnyaya Tunguska is the second largest right tributary of the Yenisey, and joins it near the town of Turukhansk. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . According to the character of the stream, constitution of the river's valley and its shores, it can be divided into two parts: the first one starts at the source of the river and continues down to the village Preobrazhenskoye and the second section of the river lies downstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
