Bor () is a
rural locality
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(a settlement) in
Turukhansky District
Turukhansky District () is an administrativeLaw #10-4765 and municipalLaw #13-2925 district (raion), one of the forty-three in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located in the west of the krai and borders with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District i ...
of
Krasnoyarsk Krai
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,
Russia
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, located on the
Yenisei River
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Rising in Mungaragiyn-gol in Mongolia, it follows a northerly course through Lake Baikal a ...
just downstream of its
confluence
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with the
Podkamennaya Tunguska
The Podkamennaya Tunguska (, literally ''Tunguska under the stones''; , Ket: Ӄо’ль) also known as ''Middle Tunguska'' or ''Stony Tunguska'', is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
History
In 1908, an asteroid impacted near the river and l ...
.
Geography
Bor stands directly opposite the village of
Podkamennaya Tunguska
The Podkamennaya Tunguska (, literally ''Tunguska under the stones''; , Ket: Ӄо’ль) also known as ''Middle Tunguska'' or ''Stony Tunguska'', is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.
History
In 1908, an asteroid impacted near the river and l ...
on the other side of the Yenisei River.
Transportation
Bor is served by the
Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport.
Climate
Bor has a
subarctic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfc''). Winters are severely cold with average temperatures from in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from in July.
Precipitation
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is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer and autumn than at other times of the year.
References
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Rural localities in Turukhansky District
Road-inaccessible communities of Krasnoyarsk Krai