Cape Lopatka
{{Short description|Geographical feature in Kamchatka, Russia}}
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{{Coord|50.87|N|156.67|E|display=title}}
File:Lopatka Cape 156.77122E 50.94908N.png
Cape Lopatka ({{Langx|ru|мыс Лопатка}} {{Transliteration|ru|Mys Lopatka}}) is the southernmost point of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, with the rural locality of Semenovka at its southernmost point. Cape Lopatka lies about {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Shumshu, the northernmost island of the Kuril Islands. Cape Lopatka also serves as the northernmost area of habitation by the Ainu people.
In 1737, Cape Lopatka's highest tsunami was recorded at {{convert|64|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, washing over the peninsula,Oracle Think Quest [http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tsunamis/casestudies.shtml?tql-iframe#6 tsunamis : case studies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020161151/http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tsunamis/casestudies.shtml?tql-iframe#6 |date=October 20, 2012 }} Collected 3-Jul-2010. triggered by a 9.0-9.3 MW earthquake.
Climate
In spite of its temperate latitude, the powerful Oyashio Current on the western flank of the Aleutian Low gives Lopatka a chilly and very wet polar climate that borders extremely closely on the subarctic (Köppen Dfc/ET), for which it just qualifies due to its {{convert|9.9|C}} August means, which in low-lying areas would be expected only at latitudes about 20° or {{convert|2200|km|mi|-1}} further north. Unlike typical polar climates, however, the winters are only moderately severe, and there is no permafrost since the mean annual temperature is around {{convert|2.0|C|F|1}}, whilst temperatures have never fallen below {{convert|−21.0|C|F|0}}. However, the extreme winds make it feel much colder. Summers are mild but extraordinarily cloudy, with annual sunshine hours about 1,050 per year, which is comparable to Reykjavík or the extremely foggy Sichuan Basin. Sunshine is actually most likely in the wettest months of September and October, when the heavy rain removes the low-level fog, but clear days are extremely rare at any time of year. As of 2019, this is still yet to result in any high above {{convert|20|C|F}}.
{{Weather box
|location = Cape Lopatka (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1948-present)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 4.3
|Feb record high C = 9.2
|Mar record high C = 5.0
|Apr record high C = 10.5
|May record high C = 13.5
|Jun record high C = 16.6
|Jul record high C = 18.5
|Aug record high C = 17.8
|Sep record high C = 17.8
|Oct record high C = 16.1
|Nov record high C = 10.4
|Dec record high C = 7.2
|Jan avg record high C = 1.4
|Feb avg record high C = 0.4
|Mar avg record high C = 1.2
|Apr avg record high C = 2.8
|May avg record high C = 7.8
|Jun avg record high C = 11.5
|Jul avg record high C = 14.1
|Aug avg record high C = 15.0
|Sep avg record high C = 14.4
|Oct avg record high C = 10.8
|Nov avg record high C = 7.1
|Dec avg record high C = 2.3
|year avg record high C = 15.5
|Jan high C = -2.4
|Feb high C = -3.2
|Mar high C = -1.8
|Apr high C = 0.2
|May high C = 3.3
|Jun high C = 7.0
|Jul high C = 10.2
|Aug high C = 11.9
|Sep high C = 11.1
|Oct high C = 7.5
|Nov high C = 2.5
|Dec high C = -1.1
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -3.9
|Feb mean C = -4.7
|Mar mean C = -3.3
|Apr mean C = -0.9
|May mean C = 2.0
|Jun mean C = 5.4
|Jul mean C = 8.6
|Aug mean C = 10.2
|Sep mean C = 9.4
|Oct mean C = 5.9
|Nov mean C = 0.8
|Dec mean C = -2.7
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -5.5
|Feb low C = -6.1
|Mar low C = -4.7
|Apr low C = -2.1
|May low C = 0.5
|Jun low C = 3.7
|Jul low C = 6.9
|Aug low C = 8.6
|Sep low C = 7.7
|Oct low C = 4.2
|Nov low C = -0.8
|Dec low C = -4.1
|year low C =
|Jan avg record low C = -10.3
|Feb avg record low C = -11.0
|Mar avg record low C = -8.8
|Apr avg record low C = -5.0
|May avg record low C = -1.6
|Jun avg record low C = 0.9
|Jul avg record low C = 4.4
|Aug avg record low C = 6.8
|Sep avg record low C = 5.0
|Oct avg record low C = 0.6
|Nov avg record low C = -4.9
|Dec avg record low C = -8.3
|year avg record low C = -11.5
|Jan record low C = -21.0
|Feb record low C = -18.7
|Mar record low C = -17.3
|Apr record low C = -10.0
|May record low C = -5.0
|Jun record low C = -1.3
|Jul record low C = 1.0
|Aug record low C = 3.5
|Sep record low C = 2.3
|Oct record low C = -2.8
|Nov record low C = -8.9
|Dec record low C = -13.2
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm = 48.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 41.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 49.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 37.5
|May precipitation mm = 43.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 53.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 80.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 94.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 93.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 101.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 82.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 58.7
|year precipitation mm = 780.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.41
|Feb precipitation days = 8.08
|Mar precipitation days = 9.83
|Apr precipitation days = 8.39
|May precipitation days = 7.66
|Jun precipitation days = 7.79
|Jul precipitation days = 9.42
|Aug precipitation days = 9.68
|Sep precipitation days = 10.05
|Oct precipitation days = 13.08
|Nov precipitation days = 12.74
|Dec precipitation days = 12.12
|year precipitation days = 119.00
|Jan sun = 65
|Feb sun = 83
|Mar sun = 122
|Apr sun = 112
|May sun = 87
|Jun sun = 72
|Jul sun = 61
|Aug sun = 86
|Sep sun = 131
|Oct sun = 115
|Nov sun = 66
|Dec sun = 52
|year sun = 1052
|source 1= Météo climat stats{{cite web |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1991-2020-1-p239.php|title=Moyennes 1981-2010 Russie (Asie)|language=fr|accessdate=1 November 2019}}
|source 2= Météo Climat {{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=2093|title=Météo Climat stats for Cape Lopatka |publisher=Météo Climat|accessdate=8 November 2019}}
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