Ust-Kara () is a village on the eastern border of Zapolyarny District,

Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Nenetsia ( ) is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Naryan-Mar. It has an area of and a population of 42,090 ...

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. It had a population of 574 as of 2010, a decrease from its population of 677 in 2002.

Geography

The village is located at the mouth of the

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, next to the border with

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Yamalia () is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Novy Urengoy. The 2021 Russian ...

. The nearest major city is

Vorkuta Vorkuta (; ; Nenets languages, Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner") is a coal-mining types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin a ...

, which is about 200 km south. Southwest of the settlement is the

Kara crater Kara is a meteorite crater in the Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenetsia, Russia. Heavily eroded, it is presently in diameter, though it is thought to be originally before erosion. Its age is estimated to be 70.3 ± 2.2 million years old (Late Cretace ...

, which is one of the largest craters on Earth, at 65 km in diameter.

History

In 2003, there was a

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outbreak in the village. One year later, in 2004, the only school in the village burned down, followed by the decision to build a new one.

Transport

There is no road to Ust-Kara, so the village can only be reached by a flight from

Naryan-Mar Naryan-Mar (; ) is a sea and river port town and the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town is situated on the right bank of the Pechora River, upstream from the river's mouth, on the Barents Sea. Naryan-Mar lies n ...

Climate

Ust-Kara has a

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( Dfc).

Notable people

Andrey Rasbash (December 15, 1952 — July 23, 2006) - figure TV, cameraman and film director, television presenter, and producer.

References

{{reflist Rural localities in Nenets Autonomous Okrug