The Scientific Potential of Siberia Yakutsk Research Center

The skeleton of a rhinoceros found near the village of Churapcha, one of the mast valuable exhibits of the Geological Museum of the Yakut Research Centre.

Yakut (Sakha) Republic is situated in the north-east of Siberia (its area is 3103 thousand sq.km, its population 1099 thousand people). Forty per cent of its territory is beyond the Polar Circle. At Oymyakon, "Pole of Cold" of the Northern Hemisphere, the minimum winter temperature is - 71,1 °C, and maximum temperature in summer may reach + 36,7 °C.

Yakutia is rich in diamonds and gold, in tin and antimonium, in oil, coal, and irop ore. It has many mines for the extraction of non-ferrous metals and other minerals. Agriculture is very poor due to the permafrost. Climatic conditions are extremely severe.

The Yakut Research Centre (YRC) of RAS SB includes: Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy Institute of Mining of the North Yakut Institute of Geosciences Permafrost Institute United Institute of the Physical-Technological Problems of the North involving: Institute of the Physical-Technological Problems of the North Institute of Non-Metallic Materials The Yakut Research Centre (YRC) of YaNAS includes: Yakut Institute of Biology Yakut Institute of Language, Literature and History Economics Institute of Integrated Development of Natural Resources of the North Environmental Protection Sector Institute of the Problems of Ethnic Groups of the North RAAS SB Yakutia Research Institute of Agriculture Higher Education: Yakut State University and one more institute

Diamonds of Yakutia.

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