Igarka

E306837

Igarka is a remote Arctic port town in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, known historically for its timber industry and location above the Arctic Circle.

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Igarka canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf port city
town
urban locality
administrativeTerritoryOf Igarka Urban Settlement
climate subarctic climate
country Russia
foundedAs timber port
governedBy Krasnoyarsk Krai authorities
hasAirport Igarka Airport
hasCharacteristic remote settlement
small population
hasEconomicActivity logging
river shipping
hasFeature permafrost
hasGeographicalFeature Arctic tundra surroundings
permafrost soils
hasHistoricalEvent population decline after Soviet period
hasInfrastructure river port facilities
timber processing facilities
hasMuseum Museum of Permafrost
hasNaturalCondition long, severe winters
short, cool summers
hasNavigationSeason limited by ice conditions
hasPortType river-sea port
hasSeasonalFeature midnight sun
polar night
hasStatus urban-type settlement
hasTransport airport
river port
historicalPeriodOfGrowth Soviet era
historicalRole Soviet timber export center
knownFor Arctic port
timber industry
locatedAbove Arctic Circle
locatedIn Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
surface form: Krasnoyarsk Krai

Siberia
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInFederalDistrict Siberian Federal District
locatedInRegion Far North of Russia
Arctic region
surface form: Russian Arctic
locatedInTimeZone Krasnoyarsk Time (standard)
surface form: Krasnoyarsk Time
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedOn right bank of the Yenisei River
locatedOnRiver Yenisei River
partOf Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
surface form: Northern Krasnoyarsk Krai
usedFor timber transshipment

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