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27-595: (Redirected from Extrême-Nord ) Far North may refer to: Places [ edit ] Far North (Russia) , a part of Russia which lies beyond the Arctic Circle Far North Alaska , United States Far North (Canada) Norte Grande , one of the five natural regions of Chile according to CORFO Far North District , the administrative district in northern Northland Region, New Zealand Far North Region (Cameroon) , Cameroon Far North (South Australia) ,

54-402: A 2009 novel by author Marcel Theroux Ultima Thule , the term given to unknown northern lands in ancient European geography Far North (TV series) , a comedy drama crime caper television series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Far North . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

81-493: A region Far North Queensland , Australia Far North (New Zealand electorate) , a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate Vhembe District Municipality in South Africa, also known as Far North Greenland Other uses [ edit ] Far North (1988 film) , a film starring Patricia Arquette Far North (2007 film) , a movie by Asif Kapadia starring Michelle Yeoh and Sean Bean Far North (novel) ,

108-548: Is developed by Lukoil. The petroleum, wood and paper industries made up 94.5% of the Republic’s exports in 2021. Railroad transportation is very well developed. The most important railroad line is Kotlas – Vorkuta – Salekhard , which is used to ship most goods in and out of the republic. The rivers Vychegda and Pechora are navigable. There are airports in Syktyvkar , Ukhta , and Vorkuta . In 1997, total railroad trackage

135-428: Is scarce. However, it is known that their height and abnormal shapes make the top of these rock giants inaccessible even to experienced rock-climbers. Population : 737,853 ( 2021 Census ) ; 901,189 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,018,674 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,261,024 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Source: According to the 2010 Census , ethnic Russians make up 65.1% of the republic's population, while

162-557: Is the second-largest federal region by area in European Russia after Arkhangelsk Oblast. Major rivers include: There are many lakes in the republic. Major lakes include: The republic's natural resources include coal , oil , natural gas , gold , diamonds , and timber . Native reindeer are in abundance and have been intentionally bred for human usage by the indigenous population. Around 32,800 km of mostly boreal forest (as well as some alpine tundra and meadows) in

189-674: The Arctic Ocean , its seas, the Bering Sea , and the Sea of Okhotsk . Due to the remoteness and the harsh conditions of the area, since the Soviet times people that work there have traditionally been entitled by the Russian government to higher wages and many other benefits , including earlier retirement age , than workers of other regions. As a result of the climate and environment, the indigenous peoples of

216-543: The Catholic Church . In addition, 41% of the population declared to be " spiritual but not religious ", 14% is atheist , and 6.4% follows other religions or failed to answer the question. There are over 450 secondary schools in the republic (with ~180,000 students). The most important higher education facilities include Komi Republican Academy of State Service and Administration, Syktyvkar State University and Ukhta State Technical University . The head of government in

243-876: The Far North is a large part of Russia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle and boasting enormous mineral and natural resources . Its total area is about 5,500,000 square kilometres (2,100,000 sq mi), comprising about one-third of Russia's total area. Formally, the regions of the Extreme North comprise the whole of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Kamchatka Krai , Magadan Oblast , Murmansk Oblast and Sakha , as well as certain parts and cities of Arkhangelsk Oblast , Irkutsk Oblast , Khabarovsk Krai , Komi Republic , Krasnoyarsk Krai , Republic of Karelia , Sakhalin Oblast , Tuva , Tyumen Oblast , as well as all islands of

270-631: The 14th and 15th centuries under the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church . The missionary Stephen of Perm , a native of Ustyug , created the first alphabet for the Komi, known by contemporary Russians as Zyrians ( zyriane ). He settled in Ust-Vym and became the first bishop of Perm. After Novgorod was annexed by Moscow, the Komi territories came under the influence of Moscow in the late 15th and early 16th century. The site of Syktyvkar , settled from

297-469: The 16th century, was known as Sysolskoye (Сысольскoe). In 1780, under Catherine the Great , it was renamed to Ust-Sysolsk (Усть-Сысольск) and used as a penal colony . Russians explored the Komi territory most extensively in the 19th and early 20th centuries, starting with the expedition led by Alexander von Keyserling in 1843. They found ample reservoirs of various minerals, as well as timber, to exploit. After

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324-609: The Arctic regions of the USSR. Towns sprang up around labor-camp sites, which gangs of prisoners initially carved out of the untouched tundra and taiga . The first mine, "Rudnik No. 1", became the city of Vorkuta , and other towns of the region have similar origins: "Prisoners planned and built all of the republic's major cities, not just Ukhta but also Syktyvkar, Pechora, Vorkuta, and Inta. Prisoners built Komi's railways and roads, as well as its original industrial infrastructure." On 21 March 1996,

351-622: The Komi Republic is the Head of the Republic. As of 2024, the current Head is Rostislav Goldshteyn . The State Council is the legislature. The Komi Republic's major industries include oil processing, timber, woodworking, paper, natural gas and electric power industries. Major industrial centers are Syktyvkar , Inta , Pechora , Sosnogorsk , Ukhta , and Vorkuta . Komigaz conducts natural gas transportation and distribution. The Yaregskoye oil field

378-525: The Komi Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia, granting it autonomy. The agreement was abolished on 20 May 2002. The republic is situated to the west of the Ural Mountains , in the north-east of the East European Plain . The Polar Urals rise in the northeastern part. Forests cover over 70% of the territory, and swamps cover approximately 15%. The Komi Republic

405-560: The Republic's Northern Ural Mountains have been recognized in 1995 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site , Virgin Komi Forests . It is the first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe . The site includes two pre-existing protected areas: Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve (created in 1930) and Yugyd Va National Park (created in 1994). Winters in

432-448: The Russian word volok ("portage"), and the Komi were referred to as "the Chud beyond the portage". The Novgorodians penetrated deep into these lands, and the methods used were typical of those used by later Russians in subsequent campaigns. The Moscow principality also played an increasing role in the expansion into Komi territories, accompanied by a great increase in monastic activity in

459-781: The Soviet Union and has been maintained by the Russian Federation. In January 2007, the State Duma Committee for Issues of the North and Far East approved a proposed law defining regions within the Far North that would determine the extent of compensation for workers. The regions were established based on general climate, with harsher regions garnering greater compensation relative to milder regions. In this legal definition, some areas, such as some mountainous areas of Tuva , do not match

486-671: The area have developed certain genetic differences that allow them to better cope with the region's environment, as do their cultures. In 2012, the photoreporter Justin Jin released an award-winning photodocumentary Zone of Absolute Discomfort about gas extraction in Russian Arctic. Arkhangelsk (pop. 348,783), Yakutsk (pop. 311,760), Murmansk (pop. 270,384), Severodvinsk (pop. 192,353), Norilsk (pop. 176,735), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (pop. 164,900), Novy Urengoi (pop. 104,107), Noyabrsk (pop. 110,620), and Magadan (pop. 92,782) are

513-400: The ethnic Komi make up 23.7%. Other groups include Ukrainians (4.2%), Tatars (1.3%), Belarusians (1%), Ethnic Germans (0.6%), Chuvash (0.6%), Azeris (0.6%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population. Excluding 46,886 people who were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that

540-635: The founding of the Soviet Union in 1922, the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast was established on August 22, 1921, and on December 5, 1936, it was reorganized into the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic with its administrative center located at the town of Syktyvkar . Many of the "settlers" who arrived in the early 20th century were prisoners of the Gulag – sent by the hundreds of thousands to perform forced labor in

567-419: The inmates of corrective labor colonies in present-day Russia, receive an extra grade of payment, referred to as the "Northern Bonus" ( severnye nadbavki Russian : северные надбавки ). Additional benefits include extra vacation, extra disability benefits, extra retirement benefits (a lower retirement age), and housing benefits, in compensation for the difficult working conditions. Such compensation began under

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594-506: The intuitive geographical definition of "Extreme North"; in fact they are among the southernmost in Russia. Komi Republic The Komi people first feature in the records of the Novgorod Republic in the 11th century, when traders from Novgorod traveled to the Perm region in search of furs and animal hides. The Novgorodians called these lands Zavolochye ("beyond the portage"), from

621-528: The largest cities within the Russian Far North by their population, according to the 2021 Russian census . The larger and more southern Surgut (pop. 396,443) is the largest among cities and territories equated to the Far North. The Far North is known for its extremely harsh climate. People who work there, other than the inmates of labor camps that constituted the Gulag system of the Soviet Union and

648-432: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Far_North&oldid=1186412401 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Far North (Russia) The Extreme North or

675-458: The proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group. According to a 2012 survey, 30.2% of the population of Komi adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 4% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% are Rodnovers or Komi native religious believers, 1% are Muslims , 1% are Orthodox Christians not belonging to churches or members of non-Russian Orthodox churches , 1% are Old Believers , and 0.4% are members of

702-606: The republic are long and cold, and the summers, while short, are quite warm. Deemed one of the Seven Wonders of Russia , the Komi Republic is home to Manpupuner (Man-Pupu-Nyer), a mysterious site in the northern Ural mountains , in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District , made out of seven rock towers bursting out of the flat plateau known as the "7 Strong Men". Manpupuner is a very popular attraction in Russia, but not on an international level. Information regarding its origin

729-544: Was 1,708 km, automobile roads 4,677 km. Stroitel plays again in the Russian Bandy Super League in the 2017–18 season, after several years in Russian Bandy Supreme League , the second highest division. In 2015 a bandy federation for the republic was founded. In 2016 the authorities presented a five-year plan to develop bandy in the republic. There was an application in place to host

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