Provideniya

Provideniya is one of the easternmost towns in Russia.

Understand

Location

Provideniya, one of the easternmost towns in Russia, has a population slightly under 2,000. At 64 degrees north, it is extremely close to the Arctic circle.

Climate

Provideniya has an Arctic climate. Although temperatures can pass 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 degrees Celsius) in mid-summer, temperatures generally stay below 60 (15.6 degrees Celsius) and above -10 degrees Fahrenheit (-23.3 degrees Celsius). Precipitation is mid-range, being about 30 inches (762mm), although much of this is snow.

Get in

• 1 Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS  ^IATA).  

See

There is a museum in Provideniya.