Dikson Island (), initially Dickson, is an island in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District (), Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, situated in the Kara Sea near the mouth of the Yenisei River. A nearby urban-type settlement of Dikson, which functions as a port and hydrometeorological centre, is located on the mainland across from the island. It is served by the Dikson Airport.
History
thumb|left|200px|Dikson and [[Dudinka]]
thumb|left|200px|Fiftieth anniversary of the urban-type settlement of Dikson. USSR stamp, 1965
Dikson Island and its adjoining urban settlement have been named after Swedish Arctic pioneer Baron Oscar Dickson. In the 17th century the island was known as ("long") island, or , after its Pomor discoverer.
Climate
Dikson has an arctic tundra climate (Köppen climate classification ET) — yet interestingly, it has four almost equally-divided "seasons": The sun does not rise from about mid-November through early February, and does not set from the beginning of May until mid-August. In between, there is a "spring" during which the amount of daylight steadily increases, and an "autumn" during which the amount of daylight steadily decreases — but due to the "seasonal lag" factor, February is actually the coldest month, while August is the warmest month.
385px|thumb|Climate graph of 1918-2012 air average temperatures at Dikson|left
See also
- List of islands of Russia
References
External sources
- Location
- Edwards, Rob (September 9, 1995). Northern exposure. New Scientist.
- William Barr, The Last Journey of Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, 1919.
- Picture
- Russian-Soviet polar stations and their role in the Arctic Seas exploration