Gyda Peninsula
Гыда́нский полуостров (Russian) | |
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Geography | |
Location | Far North |
Coordinates | 70°N 79°E / 70°N 79°E |
Adjacent to |
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Area | 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) |
Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
Width | 360 km (224 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,125 m (3691 ft) |
Administration | |
Yamal-Nenets autonomous district |
The Gyda Peninsula (
Geography
The Gyda Peninsula is mostly flat, with numerous lakes and rivers. Tanama has its sources in the peninsula.[1] Its ground consists of permafrost and is covered by tundra.
This peninsula has a few arms or subpeninsulas extending northwards into the Kara Sea, where there are some large islands off its shores, including
The Gyda Peninsula is located in the
Archaeological site
A notable
Environmental protection
In 1996 the northernmost 8 782 km2 was declared a nature reserve (
Since 2014, massive holes nearly 100 feet wide popped up on the ground of the peninsula, probably due to methane gas blowouts.[7] In 2016, after a hiatus of 25 years (the local research station was closed in 1991), scientists were allowed back on the site to lead geo-cryological studies and monitor the permafrost.[8]
In 2020, officially following the warmest summer recorded in the region since 1881, heavy masses of mud and permafrost started to slide into the sea of the Gydan Bay.[9] The mudslides have also been attributed to the recent launch of the Arctic LNG 2 project, an enormous natural gas extraction site built in the region.[10]
Petroleum
The fossil gas company PAO Novatek has since 2019 had permission for natural gas extraction from a major part of the peninsula.[11][12] In 2020 the company presented plans for construction of a major port on the Gulf of Ob for gas shipment. The port is called Utrenneye and the project is named Arctic LNG 2.[13][14][15]
See also
References
- ^ Танама, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969–1978.
- ^ Попов С.В., Троицкий В.А. Топонимика морей советской Арктики. — Л: Географическое общество СССР, 1972. — p. 316
- ^ "Yamalo-Nenets administration information". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
- ^ Mammoth www.vesti.ru[dead link]
- ^ "Гыданский государственный природный заповедник". www.zapoved.ru (in Russian).[dead link]
- ^ "Постановление правительства Российской Федерации от 10.12.2019 №1632" [Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 10, 2019 No. 1632] (in Russian). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Mysterious holes nearly 100 feet deep appear in Siberia's tundra region". Wionews.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "After 25 year break permafrost studies to resume on Gydan Peninsula". Arctic.ru. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Atle Staalesen (18 September 2020). "Encounter with climate change: Arctic town mayor witnesses melting tundra slide into the sea". Thebarentobserver.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "European investment in Russia LNG Project in Arctic". Polarjournal.ch. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Novatek adds several trillion cubic meters to its Arctic reserves". BarentsObserver. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Our assets". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Here comes Russia's next grand Arctic seaport". BarentsObserver. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "New Arctic terminal will be built twice bigger than planned". BarentsObserver. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Arctic LNG 2 is another LNG production-related project of NOVATEK". Novatek. Retrieved 29 April 2020.