- Taymyr Peninsula
Taymyr Peninsula ( _ru. Полуостров Таймыр, Таймырский полуостров) is a peninsula in
Siberia that forms the most northern part of mainlandAsia . It lies between theYenisei Gulf of theKara Sea and theKhatanga Gulf of theLaptev Sea inKrasnoyarsk Krai ,Russia .Lake Taymyr and theByrranga Mountains are located within the vast Taymyr Peninsula.The peninsula is the site of the last known naturally occurring
muskox outside ofNorth America , which died out about 2,000 years ago. [ [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051006085912.htm Science Daily] ] They were successfully reintroduced in 1975. [ [http://www.safariclubfoundation.org/humanitarian/sensory/recordbook/dsp_AnimalDetail.cfm?Detail=BOVIDS Safari Club Foundation Recordbook entry on Bovids] ]Cape Chelyuskin , the northernmost point of theEurasian continent , is located at the northern end of the Taymyr Peninsula.Population
The isolated location of
Nganasan people enabled them to maintain shamanistic practices even in the 20th century. [Hoppál 2005]Economy
MMC Norilsk Nickel conducts mining operations in the area. The company conductssmelting operations in the area of the city ofNorilsk , near the peninsula. The nickel ore concentrate and other products of the company are transported over a short railroad to the port city ofDudinka on theYenisei River, and from there by boat toMurmansk and other ports.Climate
The coasts of the Taymyr Peninsula are frozen most of the year; between September and June on average. The summer season is short, especially in its northeastern shores (Laptev Sea).
The climate in the interior of the penisula is continental. Winters are harsh, with frequent blizzards and extremely low temperatures.
References
Bibliography
* The title means “Shamans in Eurasia”, the book is written in Hungarian, but it is published also in German, Estonian and Finnish. [http://www.akkrt.hu/main.php?folderID=906&pn=2&cnt=31&catID=&prodID=17202&pdetails=1 Site of publisher with short description on the book (in Hungarian)]
External links
* [http://photocity.ru/Album79/idx.php photos]
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