Verkhoyansk
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Verkhoyansk is a small town in the Sakha Republic of Russia known as one of the coldest permanently inhabited places on Earth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
town
ⓘ
urban locality ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Verkhoyansky District ⓘ |
| climateClassification | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| climateType | continental ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Cossack outpost ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | administration of Verkhoyansky District ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
remote settlement
ⓘ
sparsely populated area ⓘ |
| hasClimateFeature |
large annual temperature range
ⓘ
short summers ⓘ very long, severe winters ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
fur hunting ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ |
| hasExtremeSeasonality | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
permafrost
ⓘ
polar climate characteristics ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountainRange | Verkhoyansk Range ⓘ |
| hasRecord | one of the lowest temperatures recorded in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| hasRelativelyWarmSummers | true ⓘ |
| hasStatus | town under district jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
river transport on the Yana River
ⓘ
winter roads ⓘ |
| hasVeryColdWinters | true ⓘ |
| historicalUse | place of political exile in Imperial Russia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the coldest permanently inhabited places on Earth
ⓘ
extremely low winter temperatures ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Russian
ⓘ
Sakha language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asian part of Russia
ⓘ
Eastern Siberia ⓘ Far Eastern Federal District ⓘ Sakha Republic ⓘ Yana-Indigirka Lowland region ⓘ Eastern Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Siberia
|
| locatedNorthOf | Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Yana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Verkhoyansky District ⓘ |
| permanentlyInhabited | true ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population ⓘ |
| regionType | Arctic and subarctic region ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Magadan Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Yakutsk Time
|
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