Bolshaya Kyama
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Bolshaya Kyama
Большая Кяма | |
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Settlement | |
  Bolshaya Kyama  Bolshaya Kyama | |
| Coordinates: 63°36′N 39°58′E / 63.600°N 39.967°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Arkhangelsk Oblast |
| District | Plesetsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 (MSK) |
Bolshaya Kyama (Russian: Большая Кяма) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Obozerskoye Urban Settlement of Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The population was 3 as of 2010.[2]
The settlement takes its name from the Bolshaya Kyama River, which has its source near the railway station. The name Kyama derives from the Karelian word kem or kyam, meaning "big water".[3] The prefix Bolshaya (meaning "big" or "greater" in Russian) distinguishes it from the nearby Malaya Kyama ("little Kyama") stream; together these watercourses form the Kyama River, a tributary of the Vaymuga.[3]
Geography
Bolshaya Kyama is located in the northern part of Plesetsky District, 142 km north of Plesetsk (the district's administrative centre) by road.[4] The settlement lies approximately 155 km from Arkhangelsk by rail.[3] Pervomaysky is the nearest rural locality, situated about 3 km to the south.[3]
The settlement is situated near the source of the Bolshaya Kyama River, which flows into the Kyama River, itself a tributary of the Vaymuga. The Vaymuga is a left tributary of the Yemtsa River, which in turn flows into the Northern Dvina, placing Bolshaya Kyama within the Northern Dvina basin. The area lies within the taiga zone of the European Russian north, characterized by boreal forest dominated by coniferous trees. The region experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
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