Okhotsk

E373598

Okhotsk is a remote coastal settlement in Russia’s Far East on the Sea of Okhotsk, historically significant as an early Russian Pacific port and gateway to Siberian exploration.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Okhotsk canonical 6
Nizhnekamchatsk 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf locality in Russia
urban-type settlement
administrativeCenterOf Okhotsky District
characteristic limited overland access
remote settlement
climate long cold winters
short cool summers
subarctic climate
continent Asia
country Russia
declineCause development of other Far Eastern ports
shift of main Russian Pacific port to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
distanceTo remote from major Russian cities
economicActivity fish processing
fishing
local trade
foundedAs wintering camp
foundedBy Cossacks
surface form: Russian Cossacks

explorers of Siberia
geographicalFeature coastal lowland
river estuary settlement
hasCoastlineOn Sea of Okhotsk
historicalPeriodOfImportance 18th century
early 19th century
historicalRole base for Russian expansion to the Pacific
early Russian Pacific port
gateway to Siberian exploration
port for Kamchatka supply routes
port for expeditions to Alaska
port of the Russian Empire
language Russian
locatedIn Khabarovsk Krai
Okhotsky District
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
locatedInFederalDistrict Far Eastern Federal District
locatedOn Okhota River NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean drainage basin
surface form: Pacific Ocean basin

Sea of Okhotsk
coast
namedAfter Okhota River NERFINISHED
partOf Siberia
populationTrend declining population
regionCode RU-KHA
strategicImportance historical access point to North Pacific
timeOffsetFromUTC +10
timeZone Vladivostok Time (VLAT)
surface form: Vladivostok Time
transport river transport
sea transport
unsealed roads

Referenced by (7)

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

Khabarovsk Krai hasPart Okhotsk
First Kamchatka Expedition stagingArea Okhotsk
this entity surface form: Nizhnekamchatsk
St. Peter homePort Okhotsk
St. Peter constructionSite Okhotsk