Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Climate
Russia has a largely continental climate because of its sheer size and compact configuration. Most of its land is more than 400 kilometer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Geography And Climate
The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Geography And Climate
The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of the supercontinent of Eurasia. Although it contains a large share of the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia - Russia
The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Fed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Topography And Drainage
Geographers traditionally divide the vast territory of Russia into five natural zones: the tundra zone; the taiga, or forest, zone; the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Environmental Concerns
Natural hazards: permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Resourrces And Land Use
Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Area And Boundaries
Area: total: 17,075,200 km² land: 16,995,800 km² water: 79,400 km² Area - comparative: Australia comparative: slightly more than 2.2 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Global Position And Boundaries
Located in the northern and middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, most of Russia is much closer to the North Pole than to the equa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Administrative And Territorial Divisions
With a few changes of status, most of the Soviet-era administrative and territorial divisions of the Russian Republic were retained in co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Bulgaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bulgaria - Climate
Considering its small area, Bulgaria has an unusually variable and complex climate. The country lies between the strongly contrasting con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Nepal - Climate
Nepal has a great deal of variation in climate. Its latitude is about the same as that of Florida, and a tropical and subtropical climate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 156.4 km² (60.4 mi²). 146.5 km² (56.6 mi²) of it is land a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Mongolia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Mongolia - Climate
Mongolia is high, cold, and dry. It has an extreme continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers, during which most preci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Latvia - Climate
Latvia's northern location matches Labrador's latitude. In the summer, daylight hours are long and in the winter short. In December it is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kirkenes: Encyclopedia Ii - Kirkenes - Geography And Climate
Kirkenes (Kirkkoniemi in Finnish) is a town of about 6000 inhabitants in the extreme northeastern part of Norway, in the province of Finn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Poland - Climate
Poland's long-term and short-term weather patterns are made transitional and variable by the collision of diverse air masses above the co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Cambodia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Cambodia - Climate
Cambodia's climate--like that of the rest of Southeast Asia--is dominated by the monsoons, which are known as tropical wet and dry becaus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Cyprus - Climate
The Mediterranean climate, warm and rather dry, with rainfall mainly between November and March, favors agriculture. In general, the isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Japan - Climate
Japan belongs to the temperate zone with distinct four seasons, but its climate varies from cool temperate in the north to subtropical in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bhutan - Climate
Bhutan's climate is as varied as its altitudes and, like most of Asia, is affected by monsoons. Western Bhutan is particularly affected b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Georgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Georgia - Climate
Georgia's climate is affected by subtropical influences from the west and Mediterranean influences from the east. The Greater Caucasus ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Jordan - Climate
The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Afghanistan - Climate
The variety of climate is immense, as might be expected. Taking the highlands of the country as a whole, there is no great difference bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Iran - Climate
Iran has a variable climate. In the northwest, winters are cold with heavy snowfall and subfreezing temperatures during December and Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Lebanon - Climate
Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate characterized by a long, hot, and dry summer, and cool, rainy winter. Fall is a transitional season w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Togo: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Togo - Climate
Togo has a tropical climate. The rainy season occurs between April and June as well as between September and October in the southern regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Bangladesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bangladesh - Climate
Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, moderately warm temperatures, and hig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of China - Climate
The climate of China is extremely diverse; tropical in the south to subarctic in the north. Monsoon winds, caused by differences in the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Macau: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Macau - Climate
Subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers. The climate is subtropical and is hot and humid, with an average year-round temperat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Qatar - Climate
The long summer (June through September) is characterized by intense heat and alternating dryness and humidity, with temperatures exceedi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Vietnam - Climate
Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, with humidity averaging 84 % throughout the year. However, because of differences in latitude and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Turkey - Climate
Turkey's diverse regions have different climates, with the weather system on the coasts contrasting with that prevailing in the interior....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Syria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Syria - Climate
The most striking feature of the climate is the contrast of sea and desert. Between the humid Mediterranean coast and the arid desert reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Finland - Climate
Latitude is the principal influence on Finland's climate. Because of Finland's northern location, winter is the longest season. On the av...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Indonesia - Climate
The main variable of Indonesia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. The almost uniformly warm waters that make up ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Bahrain: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bahrain - Climate
Bahrain has two seasons: an extremely hot summer and a relatively mild winter. During the summer months, from April to October, afternoon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Oman - Climate
With the exception of Dhofar region, which has a light monsoon climate and receives cool winds from the Indian Ocean, the climate of Oman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Pakistan - Climate
Pakistan lies in the temperate zone. The climate is generally arid, characterized by hot summers and cool or cold winters, and wide varia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Iraq - Climate
Roughly 90 percent of the annual rainfall occurs between November and April, most of it in the winter months from December through March....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate And Geography Of The Halifax Regional Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate And Geography Of The Halifax Regional Municipality - Climate
The climate of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is heavily influenced by water temperatures in the adjacent Atlantic Oce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Norway - Climate
The climate of Norway is surprisingly temperate for such a northern country; this is mainly due to the North Atlantic Current and mild ai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Philippines - Climate
The Philippines has a tropical marine climate dominated by a rainy season and a dry season. The summer monsoon brings heavy rains to most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ethiopia - Climate
The climate of Ethiopia and its dependent territories varies greatly. The Somali Region and the Danakil lowlands in the Afar Region have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - At A Glance
Geographic coordinates: 1°18′N 103°51′E (most of the maps are not very up-to-date, they do not show the 1997 Tuas Second Link; [1] ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vardø: Encyclopedia Ii - Vardø - Geography And Climate
Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, and is actually east of Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Sudan - Climate
Although Sudan lies within the tropics, the climate ranges from arid in the north to tropical wet-and-dry in the far southwest. Temperatu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weihai: Encyclopedia Ii - Weihai - Geography And Climate
Weihai is surrounded by sea on three sides and the harbor is protected by Liugong Island. It is located on the north-eastern seashore of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Climate
The Alps serve as a watershed for Europe's three major kinds of weather systems that influence Austrian weather. The Atlantic maritime cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of India - Climate
India's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert. The Himalayas, along with the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Ajaria - Geography And Climate
Ajaria is located on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea and extends into the wooded foothills and mountains of the Lesser Caucasus....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Somalia - Climate
Climate is the primary factor in much of Somali life. For the large nomadic population, the timing and amount of rainfall are crucial det...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Ghana: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ghana - Climate
The country's warm, humid climate has an annual mean temperature between 26 and 29 °C. Variations in the principal elements of temperatu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Spain - Climate
Peninsular Spain experiences three climatic types: continental, maritime, and Mediterranean. The locally generated continental climate co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Ecuador: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ecuador - Climate
Each region has different factors that affect its climate. The Costa is influenced primarily by proximity to warm or cool ocean currents....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Jamaica - Climate
Two types of climate are found on Jamaica. An upland tropical climate prevails on the windward side of the mountains, whereas a semiarid ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Albania - Climate
With its coastline facing the Adriatic and Ionian seas, its highlands backed upon the elevated Balkan landmass, and the entire country ly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Venezuela - Climate
Although the country lies wholly within the tropics, its climate varies from tropical humid to alpine, depending on the elevation, topogr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiev: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiev - Geography And Climate
Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiev: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiev - Geography And Climate
Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Glasgow - Climate
Glasgow weather is typical of Scottish weather and often unpredictable. The summer months (May-Sept) can be fine and sunny and quite mild...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of South Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of South Korea - Climate
Part of the East Asian monsoonal region, South Korea has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The movement of air masses from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostrava: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostrava - Geography And Climate
Ostrava is located in the north-eastern tip of Czech Republic, very close to the Polish (15km) and Slovak (55km) borders. It spreads over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Honduras: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Honduras - Climate
Although all of Honduras lies within the tropics, the climatic types of each of the three physiographic regions differ. The Caribbean low...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masouleh: Encyclopedia Ii - Masouleh - Geography And Climate
Masouleh is approximately 60 km southwest of Rasht and 25 km west of Fuman. The village is 1 050 meters above sea level in the Alborz (or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Bolivia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bolivia - Climate
Although Bolivia lies entirely within tropical latitudes, climatic conditions vary widely from tropical in the lowlands to polar in the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daegu: Encyclopedia Ii - Daegu - Climate And Geography
Daegu sits in a basin surrounded by mountains. Palgong-san to the north, Biseul-san to the south, the foothills of Gaya-san to the west, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Illinois - Climate
Illinois has a continental climate, with large temperature extremes not moderated by either mountains or oceans. Weather is influenced pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada - Geography And Climate
Canada occupies the northern portion of North America. It shares land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and with Ala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Canada - Geography And Climate
Canada occupies the northern portion of North America. It shares land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and with Ala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Belize - Climate
Belize has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons, although there are significant variations in weather patterns by regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Chad: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Chad - Climate
The Lake Chad Basin embraces a great range of tropical climates from north to south, although most of these climates tend to be dry. Apar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Paraguay: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Paraguay - Climate
Paraguay experiences a subtropical climate in the Paraneña region and a tropical climate in the Chaco. The Paraneña region is humid, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manchuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Manchuria - Geography And Climate
Manchuria consists primarily of the northern side of the funnel-shaped North China Craton, a large area of highly tiled and overlaid Prec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Guyana: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Guyana - Climate
uyana is a water-rich country. The numerous rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean, generally in a northward direction. A number of rivers i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Socotra: Encyclopedia Ii - Socotra - Geography And Climate
The archipelago consists of the mountainous main island of Socotra (3625 km² ) and three smaller islands known collectively as "the Brot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bucharest: Encyclopedia Ii - Bucharest - Geography And Climate
Bucharest - Geography. Bucharest is situated on the banks of the Dâmboviţa River, which flows into the Argeş River, a tributary of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Madagascar: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Madagascar - Climate
The climate is tropical along the coast, temperate inland, and arid in the south. The weather is dominated by the southeastern trade wind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Hungary - Climate
Temperatures in Hungary vary from -28° C to 22° C. Average yearly rainfall is about sixty-four centimeters. Distribution and frequency ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Mexico - Climate
The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. Land north of the twenty-fourth parallel experien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ireland - Climate
Ireland's climate is temperate, though significantly warmer than almost all other locations at similar latitude, such as Poland (on the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Uruguay: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Uruguay - Climate
Located entirely within the temperate zone, Uruguay has a climate that is fairly uniform nationwide. Seasonal variations are pronounced, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Comoros: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Comoros - Climate
The climate is marine tropical, with two seasons: hot and humid from November to April, the result of the northeastern monsoon, and a coo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of The Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Maldives - Climate
The temperature of Maldives ranges between 24 and 33 °C throughout the year. Although the humidity is relatively high, the constant sea ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - Physical Geography
Singapore's main territory is a diamond-shaped island, although her territory includes surrounding smaller islands. Singapore is slightly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of North Korea - Climate
The climate is temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer. Natural hazards include late spring droughts which often are followed by s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temuco: Encyclopedia Ii - Temuco - Geography And Climate
Temuco is a city located in the Southern Region of Chile (38º 45’ S y 72º 40’ W), which is located at about the same distance betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - Urban Geography
When Singapore was first colonized by the British, the city of Singapore was situated on the southern coast, around the mouth of the Sing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Colombia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Colombia - Climate
Climate The striking variety in temperature and precipitation results principally from differences in elevation. Temperatures range from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow - Geography And Climate
See also main article Geography of Glasgow Glasgow is located on the banks of the River Clyde, in West Central Scotland. Glasgow - Clima...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tai'an: Encyclopedia Ii - Tai'an - Geography And Climate
Tai'an is centered around Mount Tai. Tai'an lies in the northern temperate zone and has a continental, semi-humid monsoon climate. The av...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurillac: Encyclopedia Ii - Aurillac - Geography And Climate
Aurillac is traversed by the Jordanne River. Aurillac is often thought to be one of the coldest cities in France, however this is untrue,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Taiwan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Taiwan - Climates And Terrain
The climate on the island is generally marine and varies widely by season. From June to August is the rainy season, when monsoons are mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australia: Encyclopedia Ii - Australia - Geography And Climate
Australia's 7,686,850 km² (2,967,909 mi²) landmass is on the Indo-Australian Plate. Surrounded by the Indian, Southern and Pacific ocea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - History
Russia - Ancient Rus. This section covers the pre-Russ ancient history of present Russia and its early medieval period, which is histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Economy
More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Politics
The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Economy
More than a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia is now trying to establish a market economy and achieve more co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Demographics
Despite its comparatively high population, Russia has a low average population density due to its enormous size. Population is densest in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Russia - Politics
The Russian Federation is a federal republic with a president, directly elected for a four-year term, who holds considerable executive po...   » Read the article