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 t ...

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.

of Kamchatka Krai,

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. It is located on the Korfa Bay of the

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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 Anadyr 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 ...

in the south.

Geography and climate

Tilichiki lies in the northeast of the

, west of the

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, on the shores of the Skrytaya Harbor, separated by a narrow spit from the northern part of the Korfa Bay in the Bering Sea. In 1995, a large natural reserve of some was created. Korf and Tilichiki have a subarctic climate (

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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 , permafrost 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

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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 ferry 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