Information AboutMagadan |
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Magadan (), is a city in and the administrative center of Census ); 152,000 ( 1989 Census). Ship building and fishing are the major industries. The city has a seaport (navigable from May to December) and a major airport. A highway leads from Magadan to the Gold -mining region on the upper Kolyma River . This is known as the " Road Of Bones " because of the prisoners who died during its construction—their bones were incorporated into the road. During the Stalin era, Magadan was a major transit center for prisoners being sent to labor camps. The operations of Dal'stroi , a vast and brutal forced-labor gold-mining concern, were the main economic driver of the city for many decades during Soviet times. Magadan is very isolated. There is only one road in and out, and the nearest city is Yakutsk , 2200km away down a road that is only half paved. Magadan has an enormous Cathedral under construction, and the Mask Of Sorrow memorial - a huge sculpture in memory of Stalin's victims. CLIMATE The Climate of Magadan is Subarctic . Winters are prolonged and very cold, with up to six months of sub-zero and below-zero Temperatures , so that the Soil remains permanently frozen. Permafrost and Tundra cover most of the region. The growing season is only one-hundred days long. Average temperatures on the coast of the Sea Of Okhotsk range from -8 °F (-22 °C) in January to 54 °F (12 °C) in July. Average temperatures in the interior range from -36 °F (-38 °C) in January to 60 °F (16 °C) in July. SISTER CITIES EXTERNAL LINKS |