Tahe County
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Tahe County is a county in the far north of Heilongjiang
province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture
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(Köppen
Dwc) with short, warm, wet summers and long, brutally cold and dry winters. Monsoon
al influences are strong, as 75% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. Although snowfall is extremely light, totalling only a few centimetres during the winter, it does not melt until May. The region is in the discontinuous permafrost zone, which severely limits land use possibilities since only exposed areas thaw fully during the summer, and fishing is the most important economic activity.
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture
Daxing'anling Prefecture
Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, officially Da Hinggan Ling Diqu also known as Daxing'anling Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture-level division in all of China, located in Heilongjiang Province. Its area is and has a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the Greater Khingan ...
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Climate
Tahe County has a subarctic climateSubarctic climate
The subarctic climate is a climate characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and short, cool to mild summers. It is found on large landmasses, away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50° to 70°N poleward of the humid continental climates...
(Köppen
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Dwc) with short, warm, wet summers and long, brutally cold and dry winters. Monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
al influences are strong, as 75% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. Although snowfall is extremely light, totalling only a few centimetres during the winter, it does not melt until May. The region is in the discontinuous permafrost zone, which severely limits land use possibilities since only exposed areas thaw fully during the summer, and fishing is the most important economic activity.