Bugrino () is a village in the

Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Nenetsia ( ) is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Naryan-Mar. It has an area of and a population of 42,090 ...

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Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz ...

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, the only town of the municipality "Kolguevsky Village Council", in

Kolguyev Island Kolguyev Island () is an island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Russia, located in the south-eastern Barents Sea (west of the Pechora Sea) to the north-east of the Kanin Peninsula. Etymology There are different versions about the origin of the ...

, Zapolyarny District. It had a population of 337 as of 2021.

Geography

Located on Kolguyev Island, it is the administrative center of the island and part of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Communication between the continent and the village Bugrino oil field is carried by sea and by air in winter. Opening of the field allows the airport from November 2002 to take over the whole year average of aircraft (Yak-40, AN-24 and AN-26).

Demographics

The people of Bugrino are mainly oil and gas miners, and herders.

Climate

Bugrino has a

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...

(''ET'' according to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

) with very cold winters and cool summers. Because of its maritime location, Bugrino and the rest of Kolguyev Island experiences

seasonal lag Seasonal lag is the phenomenon whereby the date of maximum average air temperature at a geographical location on a planet is delayed until some time after the date of maximum daylight (i.e. the summer solstice). This also applies to the minimum ...

. Precipitation is higher in summer and autumn than in winter and spring.

References

Kolguev or Kalguev Island / / Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 tons and 4 ext.) - St. Petersburg.
Rural localities in Nenets Autonomous Okrug Old Believer communities in Russia {{ArkhangelskOblast-geo-stub