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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Nizhnekamchatsk