Cape Schmidt

{{Short description|Headland in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation}}

{{Infobox landform

| name = Cape Schmidt

| other_name = {{lang|ru|Мыс Шми́дта}}

| type = Cape

| image = Утёс Кожевникова.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = View of Cape Schmidt

| map = Russia

| map_width = 260px

| map_caption =

| location = Chukotka, {{RUS}}

| water_bodies =Chukchi Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|68|55|14|N|179|27|12|W|type:landmark_region:RU_scale:1000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation =

| area =

| references =

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Cape Schmidt ({{langx|ru|Мыс Шми́дта}}; Mys Shmidta or Мыс Отто Шмидта; Mys Otto Shmidta; Chukchi: Ир-Каппея; Ir-Kappeya), formerly known as Cape North, is a headland in the Chukchi Sea, part of Iultinsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.

Geography

This headland is a rocky promontory located at the end of a spit. Cape Yakan is located to the west and Cape Vankarem to the east of Cape Schmidt.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/20408906|title=Mys Shmidta|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419192923/http://mapcarta.com/20408906|archive-date=19 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

The settlement of Mys Shmidta is located southeast of the headland and the Chukchi locality of Ryrkaypiy is located closer to the southwest.

An abandoned military base sits on the coast of the headland.{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/12/andrey-shapran-cape-north-soviet-base-russia/|title=Explore This Eerie Soviet Base at the Edge of the World|first=Laura|last=Mallonee|date=8 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=4 January 2019|via=www.wired.com}}

Climate

{{Weather box

|location=Mys Shmidta

|metric first=yes

|single line=yes

|Jan record high C=9.8

|Feb record high C=5.2

|Mar record high C=8.9

|Apr record high C=8.1

|May record high C=16.1

|Jun record high C=28.3

|Jul record high C = 30.0

|Aug record high C = 29.2

|Sep record high C = 22.7

|Oct record high C = 11.9

|Nov record high C = 8.6

|Dec record high C = 6.9

|Jan avg record high C = -9.3

|Feb avg record high C = -11.4

|Mar avg record high C = -4.8

|Apr avg record high C = -2.0

|May avg record high C = 6.3

|Jun avg record high C = 17.4

|Jul avg record high C = 22.3

|Aug avg record high C = 19.4

|Sep avg record high C = 12.3

|Oct avg record high C = 2.6

|Nov avg record high C = -0.9

|Dec avg record high C = -6.8

|year avg record high C = 23.8

|Jan high C = -22.5

|Feb high C = -22.5

|Mar high C = -19.6

|Apr high C = -13.0

|May high C = -1.9

|Jun high C = 5.6

|Jul high C = 8.8

|Aug high C = 7.3

|Sep high C = 3.2

|Oct high C = -4.4

|Nov high C = -12.0

|Dec high C = -19.4

|Jan mean C = -25.8

|Feb mean C = -25.9

|Mar mean C = -23.5

|Apr mean C = -17.2

|May mean C = -5.1

|Jun mean C = 2.7

|Jul mean C = 5.5

|Aug mean C = 4.5

|Sep mean C = 0.9

|Oct mean C = -7.2

|Nov mean C = -15.1

|Dec mean C = -22.6

|Jan low C = -29.0

|Feb low C = -29.3

|Mar low C = -27.3

|Apr low C = -21.4

|May low C = -8.2

|Jun low C = -0.3

|Jul low C = 2.2

|Aug low C = 1.6

|Sep low C = -1.5

|Oct low C = -9.9

|Nov low C = -18.2

|Dec low C = -25.6

|Jan avg record low C = -38.9

|Feb avg record low C = -39.7

|Mar avg record low C = -37.3

|Apr avg record low C = -32.2

|May avg record low C = -21.2

|Jun avg record low C = -4.7

|Jul avg record low C = -0.9

|Aug avg record low C = -1.4

|Sep avg record low C = -8.1

|Oct avg record low C = -20.7

|Nov avg record low C = -30.2

|Dec avg record low C = -36.4

|year avg record low C = -41

|Jan record low C = -45.7

|Feb record low C = -46.1

|Mar record low C = -45.7

|Apr record low C = -39

|May record low C = -32.5

|Jun record low C = -11.3

|Jul record low C = -4.7

|Aug record low C = -7.1

|Sep record low C = -17.8

|Oct record low C = -37

|Nov record low C = -39.6

|Dec record low C = -45.4

|Jan precipitation mm = 14.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 14.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 8.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 12.2

|May precipitation mm = 14.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 17.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 32.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 39.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 36.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 31.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 27.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 17.4

|Jan rain days = 0

|Feb rain days = 0.1

|Mar rain days = 0.1

|Apr rain days = 0.4

|May rain days = 4

|Jun rain days = 11

|Jul rain days = 16

|Aug rain days = 18

|Sep rain days = 14

|Oct rain days = 3

|Nov rain days = 1

|Dec rain days = 0.2

|Jan snow days = 16

|Feb snow days = 15

|Mar snow days = 14

|Apr snow days = 16

|May snow days = 15

|Jun snow days = 4

|Jul snow days = 1

|Aug snow days = 1

|Sep snow days = 8

|Oct snow days = 20

|Nov snow days = 20

|Dec snow days = 17

|Jan humidity = 84

|Feb humidity = 83

|Mar humidity = 83

|Apr humidity = 85

|May humidity = 88

|Jun humidity = 87

|Jul humidity = 87

|Aug humidity = 89

|Sep humidity = 88

|Oct humidity = 85

|Nov humidity = 86

|Dec humidity = 85

|Jan sun = 4

|Feb sun = 55

|Mar sun = 173

|Apr sun = 254

|May sun = 208

|Jun sun = 256

|Jul sun = 233

|Aug sun = 133

|Sep sun = 83

|Oct sun = 55

|Nov sun = 9

|Dec sun = 0

|source 1= Météo climat stats{{cite web |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-2-p239.php|title=Moyennes 1981-2010 Russie (Asie)|language=fr|accessdate=8 November 2019}} Météo Climat {{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1665|title=Météo Climat stats for Mys Shmidta |publisher=Météo Climat|accessdate=8 November 2019}}

|source 2 = NOAA (sun only, 1961–1990){{Cite FTP |title=Climate Normals for Cape Smidta|url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/RA/25173.TXT|server=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|accessdate=January 20, 2013}}

|date=January 2013

}}

History

A Neolithic site of ancient marine hunters was found on the shore of Cape Schmidt. There are remains of ancient huts at the foot of the cliffs on the western side and there was an ancient Chukchi fortification at the top.Валерий Купецкий. [http://www.polarpost.ru/Library/Kupetskiy/text-shmidt.html Мыс Отто Шмидта] // газета «Полярная звезда», 3 октября 1991 г.

The local name of the landhead was Ir-Kappeya, meaning "Walrus constipation" in the Chukchi language. James Cook named the headland "Cape North" in 1778 when he sailed through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea,Beaglehole, p. 621 demonstrating to people in Europe and North America that Russia and Alaska were separated.Serreze & Barry, p. 5 The cape was renamed after Soviet scientist and first head of the Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route, Otto Schmidt in 1934.

References

External links

[http://rp5.ru/Weather_in_Schmidt_(cape) Weather in Schmidt (cape)]

Schmidt

Category:Landforms of the Chukchi Sea

Category:Iultinsky District