Mirny, Sakha Republic
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Mirny is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located 820 kilometres (509.5 mi) west of Yakutsk
on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuy's basin
). Population:
It was founded in 1955 after the discovery of a nearby kimberlite pipe by expedition led by Yuri Khabardin; it has had town status since 1959.
The town is served by Mirny Airport
.
There is a massive diamond pit in the town. It is 525 metres (1,722.4 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1.25 kilometre (0.776715920812258 mi).
The Mirny Polytechnic Institute
, a branch of Sakha (Yakutsk) State University
, is located in the town.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 820 kilometres (509.5 mi) west of Yakutsk
Yakutsk
With a subarctic climate , Yakutsk is the coldest city, though not the coldest inhabited place, on Earth. Average monthly temperatures range from in July to in January. The coldest temperatures ever recorded on the planet outside Antarctica occurred in the basin of the Yana River to the northeast...
on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuy's basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
). Population:
It was founded in 1955 after the discovery of a nearby kimberlite pipe by expedition led by Yuri Khabardin; it has had town status since 1959.
The town is served by Mirny Airport
Mirny Airport
Mirny Airport is an airport in Yakutia, Russia, located 4 km east of the mining town of Mirny. It handles medium-sized airliners and supports 24-hour flight operations. Mirny is a designated emergency airfield for the polar route between North America and Asia...
.
There is a massive diamond pit in the town. It is 525 metres (1,722.4 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1.25 kilometre (0.776715920812258 mi).
The Mirny Polytechnic Institute
Mirny Polytechnic Institute
The Mirny Polytechnic Institute is a branch of Sakha State University, a University in Yakutsk, Russia.It was founded on March 2, 1994....
, a branch of Sakha (Yakutsk) State University
Yakutsk State University
Ammosov North-Eastern Federal UniversityNEFU in figuresThe total number of employees - 3,622.The faculty • NEFU all together – 1,239 peoplePh.D...
, is located in the town.