Geography/Climate |
- Area: 314,391㎢
- Location: Tomsk lies in the south-east of West-Siberian plain(Siberian Federal District) and borders on Tyumen, Omsk, Novosibirsk, and Kemerovo regions and Krasnoyarsk Territory. Most of Tomsk Region territory is inaccessible because it is covered with taiga woods. Capital city of the region is Tomsk. (56˚30′north latitude and 86˚00′east longitude; 3,500㎞ away from Moscow by train)
- Climate: The climate is a temperate continental and cyclical, with considerable daily and yearly variations and long winters (100~110 days). The average annual temperature is -0.6°C; the average July temperature is +18.1°C, and the average January temperature is -19.2°C. Long, severe winters are characteristic of the northern part of the region. Average annual precipitation is 435㎜.
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