Belushya Guba
Belushya Guba
Белушья Губа | |
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Work settlement[1] | |
 Belushya Guba shown on a map of Novaya Zemlya | |
Location of Belushya Guba  | |
  Belushya Guba Location of Belushya Guba  Belushya Guba Belushya Guba (Arkhangelsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 71°32′26.70″N 52°20′11.08″E / 71.5407500°N 52.3364111°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| Founded | 1897[2] |
| Urban-type settlement status since | March 2005[1] |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2010 est.)[3] | 2,851 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 163055 |
| OKTMO ID | 11712000051 |
Belushya Guba (Russian: Белу́шья Губа́,[8] lit. "beluga whale bay", or just Belushye[9]) is an urban locality (a work settlement)[6] in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the southwestern portion of the Southern Island of the Novaya Zemlya arctic archipelago.
It is the main permanent settlement and the administrative center of the island territory of Novaya Zemlya. It lies around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of the Rogachevo airbase. A large proportion of its population is made up of military personnel associated with the nuclear test sites located on the island.
History
Upon visiting Novaya Zemlya in 1894, Arkhangelsk Governor Engelhard decided to create a new encampment. In 1896, an expedition conducted a survey of the west coast of Novaya Zemlya. The following year Belushya Guba was founded.[2]
The settlement started to flourish in 1954, when Novaya Zemlya became established as a nuclear test site.
Geography and climate
Belushya Guba is located in a deep bay, within a geographical area that is influenced by warm ocean currents. The natural conditions allow year-round sailing of all types and classes of vessels with minimal cost for icebreaking support. The bay is well protected from high surf and drifting ice.[10]
The area of the southern island of Novaya Zemlya experiences from 8 to 10 cyclones per month during the winter, with the main direction of the cyclone trajectories from the west and south-west to north-east.[11]
Economy
Belushya Guba has schools, apartment buildings, 3 hotels, shops, a television station, a 200-bed Naval Hospital, a polyclinic, military officers' center with a base sailor's club, 25-meter pool, recreational center, and an Orthodox church.[12]
In the long term, Belushya Guba may become an important transport hub. There is currently a construction project for a major oil port, for the transshipment of oil, as well as a plan for a facility to produce liquefied natural gas from fields in the Yamal Peninsula. In developing the nearby manganese and polymetallic deposits, the port will also handle ore shipments. It is expected that the prospective port will reduce the cost of hydrocarbon shipments.[13]
Transportation
There are two regular flights weekly from Arkhangelsk to Rogachevo Airport, located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north-east of the settlement.[citation needed] Ship navigation is possible from July to September.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Постановление №69 от 3 марта 2005 г. «О преобразовании сельского населённого пункта Белушья Губа архипелага Новая Земля Архангельской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies. Resolution #69 of March 3, 2005 On the Transformation of the Rural Locality of Belushya Guba of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- ^ a b "Белушья Губа". Архангельская область. www.arhangelskobl.ru. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по городам, посёлкам городского типа и районам на 1 января 2010 г. [Permanent Population of the Russian Federation by Cities/Towns, Urban-Type Settlements, and Districts as of 1 January 2010] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ a b Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №232-13-ОЗ от 16 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Областные Законы в сфере осуществления местного самоуправления и взаимодействия с некоммерческими организациями». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #232-13-OZ of December 16, 2014 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Dealing with the Process of Municipal Self-Government and Relations with Non-Profit Organizations. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ "Белушья Губа: Russia". Geographical Names. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency via Geographic.org. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ "Belushye: Russia". Geographical Names. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency via Geographic.org. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ Каким должен быть морской порт?
- ^ Новоземельский климат
- ^ Ядерный полигон
- ^ Пути экономии ведут к Новой Земле