Magadan Oblast

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Magadan Oblast is a sparsely populated federal subject in Russia’s Far East, known for its harsh climate, remote location on the Sea of Okhotsk, and history as a major center of Soviet-era Gulag labor camps.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Magadan Oblast canonical 27
Kolyma region 3
Magadan Oblast, Russia 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal subject of Russia
oblast of Russia
administrativeCenter Magadan
associatedWith Dalstroy
borders Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai
Khabarovsk Krai
Sakha Republic
capital Magadan
contains Magadan Oblast self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolyma region
country Russia
establishedInPeriod Soviet era
formerPoliticalEntity part of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
governedAs oblast
hasBorderType coastline
hasCharacteristic harsh climate
remote location
sparsely populated
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasClimateFeature long cold winters
short cool summers
hasEconomicActivity fishing
gold extraction
mining
hasFeature permafrost
hasHistoricalEvent mass political repression during Stalin era
hasHistoricalSystem Gulag system
surface form: Gulag camp network
hasNaturalResource coal
gold
silver
tin
hasPopulationCharacteristic low population density
hasRegion Kolyma River basin
hasSeaCoast Sea of Okhotsk
hasSettlementType urban-type settlements
hasTransportation Port of Magadan
historicalRole major center of Soviet Gulag labor camps
isRemoteFrom European Russia
languageOfficial Russian
locatedIn Asian part of Russia
East Asia
surface form: Northeast Asia
locatedInTimeZone Magadan Time
locatedNorthOf Sea of Okhotsk
locatedOn Sea of Okhotsk
partOf Far Eastern Federal District
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
traversedBy Kolyma Highway
UTCOffset +11

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug border Magadan Oblast
Sea of Okhotsk borderedBy Magadan Oblast
Magadan locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Magadan isCapitalOf Magadan Oblast
Kolyma Mountains locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Khabarovsk Krai bordersWith Magadan Oblast
Even traditionalTerritory Magadan Oblast
Yakutia bordersWith Magadan Oblast
Magadan Time appliesToRegion Magadan Oblast
Magadan Time countrySubdivision Magadan Oblast
Chukchi people populationRegion Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast contains Magadan Oblast self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kolyma region
Kamchatka Krai borders Magadan Oblast
Dalstroy operatedIn Magadan Oblast
Kolyma Highway namedAfter Magadan Oblast
this entity surface form: Kolyma region
Kolyma Highway region Magadan Oblast
Magadan Regional Museum of Local Lore operatedIn Magadan Oblast
this entity surface form: Magadan region
Magadan Airport locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Magadan Airport servesRegion Magadan Oblast
Mask of Sorrow locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Mask of Sorrow associatedWith Magadan Oblast
this entity surface form: Kolyma region
Nagaev Bay locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Taui Bay locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Taui Bay countrySubdivision Magadan Oblast
this entity surface form: Magadan Oblast, Russia
VLAT appliesTo Magadan Oblast
Magadanka River locatedIn Magadan Oblast
Even language region Magadan Oblast
Chersky Range locatedIn Magadan Oblast