Ambarchik Bay

Ambarchik Bay (Russian: бухта Амбарчик) is a shallow bay in the eastern Kolyma Gulf in the East Siberian Sea. The location is within the Sakha Autonomous Republic, Russia, located approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,100 mi) (by air) north-east of Yakutsk. The port and polar station of Ambarchik (a transit station during the Gulag), is located on the coastline of the bay.^[1]

Ambarchik Bay
бухта Амбарчик (Russian)
Ambarchik Bay Map showing the location of the bay
Location	Far North
Coordinates	69°39′N 162°18′E
Ocean/sea sources	East Siberian Sea
Basin countries	Russia
Settlements	Ambarchik

In 1932 Dalstroi organised the Kolyma maritime division at the mouth of the river. In November that year prisoners from Sevvostlag began to build the wharves of a seaport in Ambarchik Bay. From 1932 to 1954 a transit camp was located there.

In 1993 a plaque in commemoration of the prisoners was erected there.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Ambarchik Bay (extremes 1933-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.6 (47.5)	2.2 (36.0)	3.2 (37.8)	6.2 (43.2)	24.3 (75.7)	30.7 (87.3)	32.8 (91.0)	31.8 (89.2)	21.7 (71.1)	13.9 (57.0)	4.3 (39.7)	6.5 (43.7)	32.8 (91.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−25.9 (−14.6)	−26.2 (−15.2)	−19.8 (−3.6)	−11.4 (11.5)	−0.1 (31.8)	9.6 (49.3)	12.5 (54.5)	10.3 (50.5)	4.7 (40.5)	−5.5 (22.1)	−15.3 (4.5)	−23.5 (−10.3)	−7.5 (18.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−23.4 (−10.1)	−15.4 (4.3)	−3.7 (25.3)	5.1 (41.2)	7.8 (46.0)	6.6 (43.9)	2.0 (35.6)	−8.1 (17.4)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−26.8 (−16.2)	−11.1 (12.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−32.4 (−26.3)	−32.3 (−26.1)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−7.0 (19.4)	1.5 (34.7)	4.0 (39.2)	3.3 (37.9)	−0.5 (31.1)	−10.9 (12.4)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−29.9 (−21.8)	−14.4 (6.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−49.5 (−57.1)	−49.2 (−56.6)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−38.5 (−37.3)	−30.0 (−22.0)	−17.0 (1.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	−6.4 (20.5)	−15.4 (4.3)	−30.3 (−22.5)	−41.7 (−43.1)	−45.9 (−50.6)	−49.5 (−57.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.1 (0.20)	3.9 (0.15)	4.3 (0.17)	3.2 (0.13)	5.6 (0.22)	11.5 (0.45)	21.9 (0.86)	19.6 (0.77)	18.6 (0.73)	14.6 (0.57)	10.2 (0.40)	6.0 (0.24)	124.5 (4.89)
Source: pogoda.ru.net[3]