Ust-Olenyok

Not to be confused with Olenyok (rural locality).

Ust-Olenyok (Russian: Усть-Оленёк; Yakut: Уус Өлөөн / Ыстааннаах, romanized: Ûs Ölöön / Istânnâx) is a rural locality (a selo), 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 Уус Өлөөн (Sakha)
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Location of Ust-Olenyok
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Coordinates: 72°59′N 119°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative district	Bulunsky District[1]
Rural okrug	Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	27
Administrative status
• Capital of	Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Bulunsky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Tyumetinsky Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	678415
OKTMO ID	98612445111

Geography

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]

History

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]

1921 picture of the grave of Vasili and Tatiana Pronchishchev in Ust-Olenyok. The tomb was moved after the bodies were exhumed in 1999.

Climate

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
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]