Tyuleny Island (Caspian Sea)
Tyuleny Island (Russian: Тюлений) is an uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It is located 47 km east of the Dagestan coastline, in the Caspian Sea, near the entrance to the Kizlyar Gulf.[1]
Tyuleny
Тюлений | |
|---|---|
  Tyuleny | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 47°31′E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Dagestan Republic |
Section of a 1721 Van Verden map with Tyuleniy as Isle des Chiens Marins in French.
Geography
The island is 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) long and 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) wide. There is a weather station on it.[2]
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.
This island belongs to the Dagestan Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[3] | |||||||||||||
Features
Ruins of school
Cemetery
lighthouse
Weather Station
Abandoned harbour equipment
Ruins
Abandoned machinery
References
- Ostrov Tyuleniy RS - EVS-Islands
- Ostrov Tyuleny - Map
- "平年値（年・月ごとの値） 主な要素". Погода и Климат. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
External links
Media related to Tyuleniy Island (Dagestan) at Wikimedia Commons- Radio operators
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