Amderma
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File:Monument of Engineer Evgeny Livanov, Founder of Amderma.jpg
Amderma ({{langx|ru|Амдерма}}, lit. a walrus rookery in Nenets) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Zapolyarny District of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the coast of Kara Sea, near the Vaygach Island, {{convert|490|km|sp=us}} from Naryan-Mar, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: {{ru-census2010|541|;}} {{ru-census2002|647}}.
History
It was established in 1933.{{cn|date=September 2020}} Previously an urban-type settlement, it was demoted to a rural locality in November 2005, but its rural status was not officially codified until a law to that effect was passed in April 2015.{{cn|date=September 2020}}
Climate
Amderma has a polar climate (ET) with very cool and short summers combined with very long and cold (but by Russian standards not severe) winters. Although relative winter temperatures are normally hovering around {{convert|-20|C|F}}, the transition months of May and October see a milder form of winter. As a result of the lack of regular warm temperatures Amderma is above the tree line. It experiences midnight sun and polar night. However, the cold Arctic Ocean tempers and reduces the heat effect midnight sun brings to inland locations further south such as Naryan-Mar. Brief warm temperatures have been recorded when southerly winds have reached the area with a July record high of {{convert|31.8|C|F}}. Winters are very cold for a marine location, but in spite of this there are several marine localities at lower parallels in North America that experience colder January lows than Amderma.
{{Weather box
|location = Amderma (1991–2020, extremes 1934–present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 1.6
|Feb record high C = 1.5
|Mar record high C = 3.5
|Apr record high C = 7.6
|May record high C = 20.3
|Jun record high C = 28.0
|Jul record high C = 31.8
|Aug record high C = 30.0
|Sep record high C = 21.4
|Oct record high C = 11.7
|Nov record high C = 4.3
|Dec record high C = 4.9
|year record high C = 31.8
|Jan high C = -13.8
|Feb high C = -14.3
|Mar high C = -10.6
|Apr high C = -6.3
|May high C = -1.0
|Jun high C = 6.3
|Jul high C = 11.9
|Aug high C = 10.6
|Sep high C = 6.9
|Oct high C = 0.3
|Nov high C = -6.3
|Dec high C = -10.0
|year high C = -2.2
|Jan mean C = -17.3
|Feb mean C = -17.7
|Mar mean C = -14.1
|Apr mean C = -9.7
|May mean C = -3.6
|Jun mean C = 3.0
|Jul mean C = 8.0
|Aug mean C = 7.7
|Sep mean C = 4.5
|Oct mean C = -1.9
|Nov mean C = -9.2
|Dec mean C = -13.4
|year mean C = -5.3
|Jan low C = -21.1
|Feb low C = -21.3
|Mar low C = -17.5
|Apr low C = -13.1
|May low C = -6.0
|Jun low C = 0.5
|Jul low C = 4.7
|Aug low C = 5.3
|Sep low C = 2.2
|Oct low C = -4.4
|Nov low C = -12.5
|Dec low C = -17.0
|year low C = -8.3
|Jan record low C = -42.4
|Feb record low C = -44.6
|Mar record low C = -43.1
|Apr record low C = -33.9
|May record low C = -26.0
|Jun record low C = -9.5
|Jul record low C = -4.4
|Aug record low C = -3.3
|Sep record low C = -9.7
|Oct record low C = -27.7
|Nov record low C = -34.9
|Dec record low C = -39.7
|year record low C = -44.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 29
|Feb precipitation mm = 21
|Mar precipitation mm = 21
|Apr precipitation mm = 22
|May precipitation mm = 27
|Jun precipitation mm = 39
|Jul precipitation mm = 49
|Aug precipitation mm = 47
|Sep precipitation mm = 46
|Oct precipitation mm = 50
|Nov precipitation mm = 36
|Dec precipitation mm = 30
|year precipitation mm = 417
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net{{cite web
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/23022.htm
| title = Climate of Amderma
| accessdate = 19 November 2021
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| language = Russian}}
|date=November 2019}}
Economy
Fluorite deposits are located in the vicinity of Amderma, but the mines have been abandoned since the 1990s.{{Cite web|title = Двина-Информ {{!}} Новости {{!}} Амдерме - быть!|url = http://www.dvinainform.ru/news/2004/08/31/13003.shtml|website = www.dvinainform.ru|accessdate = 2016-01-07}} It is home to the Amderma Airport, a civil airport and military base.
References
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External links
- [http://www.sevmeteo.ru/articles/10/24.shtml An article about Amderma at sevmeteo.ru] {{in lang|ru}}
Category:Rural localities in Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Category:Populated places of Arctic Russia