Yuzhny, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Yuzhny (English) Южный (Russian)
-  Inhabited locality[1]  - Urban-type settlement[1] (abolished)
Location of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Yuzhny Location of Yuzhny in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 69°26′02″N 171°57′11″E / 69.43389°N 171.95306°ECoordinates: 69°26′02″N 171°57′11″E / 69.43389°N 171.95306°E
Administrative status (as of May 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug[2]
Administrative district	Chaunsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district	Chaunsky Municipal District[3]
Inter-settlement territory	yes[3]
Statistics
Time zone	PETT (UTC+12:00)[4]
Abolished	1998[5]

Yuzhny (Russian: Ю́жный) is a former urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, situated southeast of Chaunskaya Bay, about 70 kilometers (43 mi) south of Pevek, the administrative center of the district. Though the settlement is abandoned, the mining company "Chukotka" still works in the area.^[6] As of 2011 Yuzhny was included in the list of settlements to be liquidated^[1]

History

Yuzhny was the first of the gold mines to be opened in Chukotka in 1950,^[7] by a group of geologists.^[8] Having started out as a normal business employing prospectors, the mines became part of Chaunchukotlag, the local division of the gulag system.

The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.^[5] The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Yuzhny from Chukotka to other parts of Russia.^[5] The Ministry of railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements.^[5]

Climate

Yuzhny has a Tundra climate (ET)^[9] because the warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C (32 °F) and 10 °C (50 °F).

Climate data for Yuzhny
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	−2 (28)	−0.8 (30.6)	0 (32)	28.1 (82.6)	18.1 (64.6)	28.1 (82.6)	29.8 (85.6)	24.7 (76.5)	18 (64)	16 (61)	9 (48)	9 (48)	29.8 (85.6)
Average high °C (°F)	−15.9 (3.4)	−17.6 (0.3)	−16.1 (3)	−10.7 (12.7)	0 (32)	9.3 (48.7)	11.3 (52.3)	8 (46)	1.6 (34.9)	−7.4 (18.7)	−14.1 (6.6)	−17 (1)	−4.3 (24.3)
Average low °C (°F)	−20.4 (−4.7)	−23.3 (−9.9)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−17.1 (1.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	3.6 (38.5)	5.7 (42.3)	2.8 (37)	−1.9 (28.6)	−10.5 (13.1)	−17.5 (0.5)	−20 (−4)	−10.5 (13.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−45 (−49)	−46 (−51)	−42.3 (−44.1)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−26 (−15)	−6 (21)	−2.2 (28)	−6.8 (19.8)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−42 (−44)	−41 (−42)	−43 (−45)	−46 (−51)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	36 (1.42)	6 (0.24)	6 (0.24)	3 (0.12)	3 (0.12)	6 (0.24)	21 (0.83)	12 (0.47)	12 (0.47)	6 (0.24)	9 (0.35)	12 (0.47)	132 (5.2)
Average snowy days	15	11	10	11	9	2	1	3	11	15	15	15	118
Source: [10]

See also

• List of inhabited localities in Chaunsky District

References

Notes

1. Law #33, Article 14.2
2. Directive #517-rp
3. Law #46
4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
5. Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe (Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug).
6. Региональный портал Дальний Восток, Dalny Vostok, Regional Portal, 12 May 2012
7. Dead-cities.ru. Yuzhny (Russian)
8. Чемоданов Н.И. В двух шагах от Северного полюса. Записки геолога. Archived May 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. N.I. Chemodanov, Two Steps from the Pole: Notes from a Geologist. Magadan Publishing House, 1968. 64 с.
9. McKnight and Hess, pp.235-7
10. "Weather averages for Yuzhny from meoweather.com". meoweather.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.

Sources

• McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel (2000). "Climate Zones and Types". Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-020263-0.
• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №33-ОЗ от 30 июня 1998 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №55-ОЗ от 9 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Чукотского автономного округа "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня его официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №7 (28), 14 мая 1999 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #33-OZ of June 30, 1998 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #55-OZ of June 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.). (Russian)
• Правительство Чукотского автономного округа. Распоряжение №517-рп от 30 декабря 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных и территориальных образований Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Распоряжения №323-рп от 27 июня 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Распоряжение Правительства Чукотского автономного округа от 30 декабря 2008 года №517-рп». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Government of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Directive #517-rp of December 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Formations of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Directive #323-rp of June 27, 2011 On Amending the Government of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Directive No. 517-rp of December 30, 2008. ). (Russian)
• Дума Чукотского автономного округа. Закон №46-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Чаунского района Чукотского автономного округа», в ред. Закона №125-ОЗ от 2 декабря 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение 2 к Закону Чукотского автономного округа "О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Чаунского района Чукотского автономного округа"». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ведомости", №31/1 (178/1), 10 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Law #46-OZ of November 29, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, as amended by the Law #125-OZ of December 2, 2011 On Amending Appendix 2 of the Law of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.). (Russian)