| En name | Varnek |
|---|---|
| Ru name | Ва́рнек |
| Federal subject | Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Pop 2010census | 101 |
| Established date | first half of the 1930s |
| Postal codes | 166000 |
| Dialing codes | 81857 |
Varnek is a village on Vaygach Island of Zapolyarny District, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It had a population of 101 as of 2010, an increase from its population of 94 in 2002.
Geography
Varnek is located on the southern coast of Vaygach Island.
History
In 1921, zinc-lead ores were found in the area, so a mine was established where prisoners of the Gulag worked.[1] The settlement was established in the first half of the 1930s, named after Alexander Ivanovich Varnek, a Russian explorer of the Arctic. Varnek was the last village in Nenets Autonomous Okrug to be able to get phone calls, being introduced in 2011.[2]
Climate
Varnek has a subarctic climate (Dfc).
References
- ^ "Варнек. Ржавые бочки, боевые лебеди и пулемет Эйхманса". 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Арктика, полюс, северный, южный, вездеход, антарктида, путешествие экспедиционный центр". www.ec-arctic.ru. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.