Vorkuta
- REDIRECT Template:Infobox Russian cityVorkuta (Russian: Воркута́; Komi: Вӧркута, Vörkuta; Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner")[1] is a coal-mining town in northern Komi Republic, Russia. It is located right above the Arctic Circle and built near the river Vorkuta. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the town lost population as the mines were abandoned.
History
In 1930, geologist Georgy Chernov found large amounts of coal fields next to the river Vorkuta. These coal fields were soon developed. This was the start of coal-mining in the Komi ASSR.
During the Cold War, the Vorkuta Sovetsky airbase was used as a base for strategic bombers by the Soviets.
Economy
By the early 21st century, most of the mines in Vorkuta were closed because of the high costs of keeping them open.
Transportation
The small Vorkuta Airport is located in the town.
Climate
Vorkuta has a subarctic climate (Köppen classification system Dfc) with short cool summers and cold and snowy winters.
| Climate data for Vorkuta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.1 (34) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
30.0 (86) |
24.2 (75.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -15.6 (3.9) |
-16.1 (3) |
-9.7 (14.5) |
-5.5 (22.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
-0.8 (30.6) |
-9.9 (14.2) |
-13.9 (7) |
-1.4 (29.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -19.5 (-3.1) |
-20.0 (-4) |
-13.9 (7) |
-10.0 (14) |
-1.9 (28.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
-3.4 (25.9) |
-13.3 (8.1) |
-17.6 (0.3) |
-5.4 (22.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -23.5 (-10.3) |
-23.9 (-11) |
-18.1 (-0.6) |
-14.3 (6.3) |
-5.2 (22.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
-6.1 (21) |
-16.8 (1.8) |
-21.6 (-6.9) |
-9.3 (15.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -48.0 (-54.4) |
-49.4 (-56.9) |
-43.1 (-45.6) |
-38.5 (-37.3) |
-25.3 (-13.5) |
-8.4 (16.9) |
-1.0 (30.2) |
-4.0 (24.8) |
-10.5 (13.1) |
-29.0 (-20.2) |
-45.1 (-49.2) |
-52.0 (-61.6) |
-52.0 (-61.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.42) |
34 (1.34) |
33 (1.3) |
27 (1.06) |
35 (1.38) |
52 (2.05) |
55 (2.17) |
63 (2.48) |
57 (2.24) |
57 (2.24) |
40 (1.57) |
42 (1.65) |
531 (20.91) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 47 (18.5) |
66 (26) |
81 (31.9) |
84 (33.1) |
53 (20.9) |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
6 (2.4) |
17 (6.7) |
30 (11.8) |
388 (152.8) |
| % Humidity | 81 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 80.6 |
| Avg. rainy days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 103 |
| Avg. snowy days | 25 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 180 |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[2] | |||||||||||||
Vorkuta Media
Miner's College in Vorkuta, built in 1957–9 after a project by G. V. Gontskevich.
День оленевода 04.11.12
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References
- ↑ "About city". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in русский). Retrieved February 16, 2012.