Beringia National Park

Beringia National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Road to Novoe Chaplino NPS
Map showing the location of Beringia National Park

Location of Park

Location Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Nearest city Anadyr
Coordinates 64°22′N 173°18′E / 64.367°N 173.300°E / 64.367; 173.300Coordinates: 64°22′N 173°18′E / 64.367°N 173.300°E / 64.367; 173.300
Area 30,532 square kilometres (11,788 sq mi)
Established 2013 (2013)
Governing body Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation

Beringia National Park (Russian: Берингия) is on the eastern tip of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ("Chukotka"), the most northeastern region of Russia. It is on the western (i.e., Asian) side of the Bering Strait.

Overview

Until 11,000 BCE, the territory of the park was connected by a land bridge - known as "Beringia" - to North America. On the eastern side, in Alaska, is the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, operated by the US National Park Service. There have been talks between the US and Russia about joining the two parks into a cross-border "international park", but as yet nothing has been formalized.[1] Most of the sparse population in the area are the indigenous Chukchi people or Yupik peoples.[2] The park was formalized as a National Park in 2013.

The park is spread over two districts on the Chukchi Peninsula: Providensky District to the south, and Chukotsky District to the north. The topography is maritime highland subarctic tundra. The mountains are medium height - averaging 900 meters, with the highest being Mt. Iskhodnaya at 1194 meters. There are also extensive tundra plains.[1] The region experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are long and very cold; summers are cool and short. January is the coldest month with an average temperature in Anadyr (town) of −22.6 °C (−8.7 °F), and an average temperature of +11.6 °C (52.9 °F) in July.[3]

Chukchi Sea, between Chukchi Peninsula and Alaska

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Park Site, Beringia National Park (in Russian)". Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Map of Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Russian Federation". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Anadyr Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

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