Tomtor (; ) is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the administrative centre of, and one of four settlements in addition to Aeroport, Agayakan and

Kuydusun Kuydusun (; , ''Kuyduhun'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Borogonsky 2-y Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district, and from Tomtor, the administ ...

in of

Oymyakonsky District Oymyakonsky District (; , ''Öymököön uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district ( raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in th ...

in the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...

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. It is located from

Ust-Nera Ust-Nera (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District in Yakutia, Russia. Located in one of the coldest permanently inhabited regions on Earth, Ust-Nera is approximately northeast of t ...

, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 census was 1,256.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''

Geography

Tomtor is located near the left bank of the

river, not far from its mouth in the

Indigirka The Indigirka (; ) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana to the west and the Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its basin is . History The isolated village of Russkoye Ustye, located on the delta of the Indigi ...

Climate

Tomtor has a monsoon-influenced extreme

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental 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 ...

(''Dwd'' in the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Oymyakonsky District
* Rural localities in Oymyakonsky District {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub