Vstrechny, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

The settlement, located on the right hand bank of the Emmynveyem River, was originally created like many throughout this part of Chukotka following the establishment of a mine nearby (Initially called Vstrechny itself) in 1961, to extract gold from the Emmynveyem to house the workers. Two years later however, the mine's name was changed to "45 Years of the Komsomol" ({{langx|ru|45 лет ВЛКСМ}}). In 1965, the settlement received the status of urban-type settlement.

When the mines were deemed to be uneconomic, the settlement was abandoned and mostly depopulated by 1996.[http://dead-cities.ru/city/Vstrechnyy Vstrechny at dead-cities.ru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225115804/http://dead-cities.ru/city/Vstrechnyy |date=2009-02-25 }} {{in lang|ru}} In 2004, a road was completed linking the settlement with the regional centre, giving hope that the settlement can continue. However, as of 2009, Vstrechny is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.Law #33, Article 14.2

The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.[http://base.garant.ru/177401/ Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe] (Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug). The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Baranikha from Chukotka to other parts of Russia. The Ministry of railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements. The population table below shows the impact on the settlement as a result of the closure of the mines.

Vstrechny is linked to Bilibino and Keperveyem by a small road network that also links the now abandoned settlements of Bezmyanniy and Karalvaam.[http://download.maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/r-57_58.jpg Map r-57-58] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502121937/http://download.maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/r-57_58.jpg |date=2013-05-02 }} at Vlasenko.net There is also a small network of roads within the settlement including:[http://www.pochtovik.su/rosindex/87/87003000009s.htm Vstrechny - Bilibinsky District] at Pochtovik Mail Delivery Company

• Улица Коммунальная (Ulitsa Kommumalnaya, lit. Communal Street)
• Улица Космонавтов (Ulitsa Kosmonavtov, lit. Cosmonaut Street)
• Улица Ленина (Ulitsa Lenina, lit. Lenin Street)
• Улица Мира (Ulitsa Mira, lit. World Street)
• Улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. Central Street)
• Улица Юбилейная (Ulitsa Yubileinaya, lit. Jubilee Street)

Vstrechny has a Continental Subarctic or Boreal (taiga) climate (Dfc).McKnight and Hess, pp.232-5

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|Jan record high C=0

|Feb record high C=3

|Mar record high C=1.8

|Apr record high C=8.3

|May record high C=23.2

|Jun record high C=32

|Jul record high C=35.1

|Aug record high C=29.9

|Sep record high C=21

|Oct record high C=8

|Nov record high C=3.2

|Dec record high C=1.9

|year record high C=35.1

|Jan high C=-27.6

|Feb high C=-26.8

|Mar high C=-17.5

|Apr high C=-6.8

|May high C=5.9

|Jun high C=16

|Jul high C=16.8

|Aug high C=13.9

|Sep high C=5.6

|Oct high C=-8

|Nov high C=-22.3

|Dec high C=-27.5

|year high C=-7.5.

|Jan low C=-32.2

|Feb low C=-32.7

|Mar low C=-28.7

|Apr low C=-18.5

|May low C=-3.2

|Jun low C=5.2

|Jul low C=6.7

|Aug low C=3.4

|Sep low C=-1.8

|Oct low C=-14.4

|Nov low C=-27.3

|Dec low C=-32.4

|year low C=-14.7

|Jan record low C=-58

|Feb record low C=-54

|Mar record low C=-50.3

|Apr record low C=-44

|May record low C=-23.5

|Jun record low C=-5.4

|Jul record low C=-2.3

|Aug record low C=-8.2

|Sep record low C=-15

|Oct record low C=-37

|Nov record low C=-47

|Dec record low C=-52

|year record low C=-58

|Jan rain mm=12

|Feb rain mm=9

|Mar rain mm=3

|Apr rain mm=6

|May rain mm=6

|Jun rain mm=18

|Jul rain mm=42

|Aug rain mm=30

|Sep rain mm=21

|Oct rain mm=18

|Nov rain mm=12

|Dec rain mm=18

|year rain mm=195

|Jan snow days=25

|Feb snow days=19

|Mar snow days=14

|Apr snow days=10

|May snow days=7

|Jun snow days=1

|Jul snow days=0

|Aug snow days=0

|Sep snow days=9

|Oct snow days=20

|Nov snow days=18

|Dec snow days=21

|year snow days=144

|source 1= {{Cite web |url=http://www.meoweather.com/history/Russian%20Federation/na/67.95/165.6/Vstrechnyy.html |title=Weather Averages for Vstrechny from meoweather.com |publisher=meoweather.com |access-date=October 1, 2012 }}

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• List of inhabited localities in Bilibinsky District

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• Bema Gold Corporation, [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/10/27/000160016_20051027170120/Rendered/PDF/E120010vol1011ESIA16129105.pdf Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia] June 2005.
• {{cite book | author1=McKnight, Tom L | author2=Hess, Darrel | year=2000 | chapter=Climate Zones and Types | title=Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation | location=Upper Saddle River, NJ | publisher=Prentice Hall | isbn=0-13-020263-0 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/physicalgeographmckn }}
• {{RussiaAdmMunRef|chu|adm|law}} {{in lang|ru}}

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Category:Urban-type settlements in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

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