Ust-Olenyok (Russian: Усть-Оленёк; Yakut: Уус Өлөөн / Ыстааннаах, Uus Ölöön / Istaannaax) is a rural locality (aselo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 365 kilometers (227 mi) from Tiksi, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 27,[2] down from 52 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]
Ust-Olenyok
Усть-Оленёк
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| Coordinates: 72°59′N 119°49′E / 72.983°N 119.817°E / 72.983; 119.817 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Bulunsky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27 |
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| • Capitalof | Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug[1] |
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| • Municipal district | Bulunsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Tyumetinsky Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] |
678415
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| OKTMOID | 98612445111 |
The settlement is located on the slope of a low hill, by the right bank of the mouth of the Olenyok River. The confluence of the Buolkalakh is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) upstream on the facing bank.[6]
The first settlement was a wintering hut built in 1633 near the modern village. It served as the administrative center of the desolate area and it was used by Arctic expeditions in different occasions in history.[7]
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Ust-Olenyok has a tundra climate (ET) with short, cool summers and long, severely cold winters. On June 30, 2020, the temperature soared to 93.7 °F (34.3 °C) which may be the farthest north above 90 °F (32.2 °C) recorded above the 72 °N parallel. The following morning the temperature only dropped to 72.7 °F (22.6 °C).[8]
| Climate data for Ust-Olenyok | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −30.6 (−23.1) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.4 (−28.1) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−26.4 (−15.5) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −36.8 (−34.2) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.0 (−58.0) |
−52.0 (−61.6) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−40.3 (−40.5) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−46.2 (−51.2) |
−49.1 (−56.4) |
−52.0 (−61.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.2 (0.28) |
7.7 (0.30) |
12.6 (0.50) |
14.2 (0.56) |
14.3 (0.56) |
26.3 (1.04) |
21.2 (0.83) |
36.5 (1.44) |
22.1 (0.87) |
34.1 (1.34) |
16.5 (0.65) |
10.7 (0.42) |
223.4 (8.80) |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
