Tyuleny Island (Russian: Тюлений) is an uninhabited island in the Caspian Sea. It is located 47 km (29 miles) east of the Dagestan coastline, in the Caspian Sea, near the entrance to the Kizlyar Gulf.[1]
Tyuleny Тюлений | |
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  Tyuleny | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′N 47°31′E / 44.483°N 47.517°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Dagestan Republic |
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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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[3] | |||||||||||||
Features
Ruins of school
Cemetery
lighthouse
Weather Station
Abandoned harbour equipment
Ruins
Abandoned machinery
References
External links
Media related to Tyuleniy Island (Dagestan) at Wikimedia Commons- Radio operators
