Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality) explained

En Name:imeni Poliny Osipenko
Ru Name:имени Полины Осипенко
Coordinates:52.4167°N 166°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Khabarovsk Krai
Adm District Jur:imeni Poliny Osipenko District
Adm Ctr Of:imeni Poliny Osipenko District
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Selo
Pop 2010Census:2252

Imeni Poliny Osipenko (Russian: и́мени Поли́ны Осипе́нко) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Population:

History

Originally known as Kerbi (Russian: Керби), 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 Moscow.[1]

Geography

It is located on the right bank of the Amgun River, near the confluence of the Nimelen.[2]

Climate

Imeni Poliny Osipenko has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwb), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (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 10C. Winters are far colder than even many polar climates 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Non-stop flight to the Far East, female (Grizodubova, Raskova, Osipenko) 1938. www.famhist.ru. April 29, 2013.
  2. http://mapn53.narod.ru/indexn53.html Topographic map N-53; M 1: 1,000,00
  3. Web site: Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport. OurAirports. January 24, 2013.