Tilichiki (russian: Тили́чики) is a

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(a '' selo'') and the

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Olyutorsky District Olyutorsky District (russian: Олю́торский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #46 and municipalLaw #339-oz district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the northeast of the ...

Koryak Okrug Koryak Okrug (russian: Коря́кский о́круг, Korjakskij okrug; Koryak: , ''Cav’cәvaokrug''), or Koryakia (russian: Корякия, Korjakija), is an administrative division of Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

Kamchatka Krai Kamchatka Krai ( rus, Камча́тский край, r=Kamchatsky kray, p=kɐmˈtɕatskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), situated in the Russian Far East, and is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Its ...

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. It is located on the

Korfa Bay Korf Bay (russian: залив Корфа) is a bay on the Kamchatka Peninsula coast of the Bering Sea in Russia. Geography It is approximately triangular being about wide at the mouth and extending inland about . On the west side, the Ilpi ...

of the

Kamchatka Peninsula The Kamchatka Peninsula (russian: полуостров Камчатка, Poluostrov Kamchatka, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and we ...

History

Tilichiki was established in 1898, and in 1930 it became the administrative center of the district. In April 2006, it was struck by a series of

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s which caused substantial damage. The first quake occurred on April 21 and had a

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of 7.6. The

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was nearly to the northeast at a depth of under mostly unpopulated areas. This was followed by several aftershocks, and on April 29 a further earth tremor with a magnitude of 6.6 was recorded. This was the strongest earthquake in the region for over a hundred years, and although there were no fatalities, three of the smaller localities were completely destroyed.

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Earthquake details
Tilichiki was re-built after the quake, as it is the most important populated place for more than of coast between

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in the north and

Ust-Kamchatsk Ust-Kamchatsk (russian: Усть-Камча́тск) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Ust-Kamchatsky District of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the eastern shore of the Kamchatka Peninsula at the mouth of th ...

in the south.

Geography and climate

Tilichiki lies in the northeast of the

, west of the

Olyutor Range The Olyutor Range (russian: Олюторский хребет) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Olyutorsky District.Google Earth The range is a mainland prolongation of the submer ...

, on the shores of the Skrytaya Harbor, separated by a narrow spit from the northern part of the

in the

Bering Sea The Bering Sea (, ; rus, Бе́рингово мо́ре, r=Béringovo móre) is a marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and The Ameri ...

. In 1995, a large natural reserve of some was created. Korf and Tilichiki have a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(

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''Dfc'') though owing to their maritime location the winters are not so severe as at the same latitude in interior Siberia. As an illustration, the mean temperature of the coldest month is approximately higher than in

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at the same latitude near the

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also shows the pronounced maritime influence, with annual averages being typical of Kamchatka and around three or four times those of interior Siberia at the same latitude. The heavier snow cover and milder winter temperatures mean that in spite of the mean temperature of the warmest month not reaching beyond ,

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is only discontinuous. Strong winds, however, limit tree growth severely. Due to the cool ocean moderating winds from the interior, neither nor have been measured, with the area having a much lower thermal oscillation than typical for the

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admini ...

Economy and infrastructure

Industries include fishing and potato and vegetable farming, sometimes in greenhouses.

Transportation

The Tilichiki Airport is located to the south of Tilichiki, and it is also connected by

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service to the port of Korf.

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* * {{Authority control Rural localities in Kamchatka Krai Ports and harbours of the Russian Pacific Coast Populated coastal places in Russia Populated places established in 1898 1898 establishments in the Russian Empire Road-inaccessible communities of Russia