Tyuleny Island (Caspian Sea)
Island in the Caspian Sea
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Tyuleny Island (Russian: Тюлений) is an uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
Tyuleny
Тюлений | |
|---|---|
  Tyuleny Location within Caspian Sea | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 47°31′E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Dagestan Republic |
Geography
The island is located 47 km (29 miles) east of the Dagestan coastline, in the Caspian Sea, near the entrance to the Kizlyar Gulf.[1]10 kilometres (6.2 miles) long and 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) wide. There is a weather station on it.[2]
Environment
There are many Caspian seals in Tyuleny, hence its name, which means "seal" in Russian. Since parts of the islands are marshy, there are also many birds. The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant numbers of Dalmatian pelicans, little bustards and great cormorants on passage.[3]
Climate
Tyuleny Island has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). The annual precipitation for Tyuleny island is 187 mm (7.36 in), so it is the driest region in Russia.
| Climate data for Tyuleny Island (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
15.6 (60.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.3 (−11.7) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) |
11 (0.4) |
14 (0.6) |
19 (0.7) |
24 (0.9) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
16 (0.6) |
14 (0.6) |
20 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
14 (0.6) |
187 (7.4) |
| Source: Погода и Климат[4] | |||||||||||||
Features
Ruins of school
Cemetery
lighthouse
Weather Station
Abandoned harbour equipment
Ruins
Abandoned machinery
