Imeni Poliny Osipenko (russian: и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the

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imeni Poliny Osipenko District Imeni Poliny Osipenko District (russian: райо́н и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is an administrativeResolution #143-pr and municipalLaw #194 district (raion), one of the seventeen in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located in t ...

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History

Originally known as Kerbi (), it was renamed in 1939 after Polina Osipenko, a Soviet pilot who set the women's world aircraft distance record flying to this location from

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Geography

It is located on the right bank of the

Amgun River The Amgun () is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left, 146 km upstream from its outflow into sea. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Amgun is formed by the c ...

, near the confluence of the

Nimelen The Nimelen (russian: Нимелен) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Amgun, with a length of and a drainage basin area of .

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Climate

Imeni Poliny Osipenko has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

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Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''Dwb''), closely bordering on a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(''Dwc'') with dry, severely cold winters and warm, moist summers. As far as non-arid climates warmer than subarctic climates go, Imeni Poliny Osipenko is among the coldest. Its lower latitude and inland location enables four months to just exceed . Winters are far colder than even many

polar climate The polar climate regions are characterized by a lack of warm summers but with varying winters. Every month in a polar climate has an average temperature of less than . Regions with polar climate cover more than 20% of the Earth's area. Most of ...

s in maritime areas.

Transportation

A local road leads west to Briakan and then to Beryozovy, which is on the Baikal-Amur Mainline. The settlement is served by Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Khabarovsk Krai