PERMAFROST

The rigorous continental climate of Siberia and the north half of the Far East is the reason for permafrost formation. These territories occupy an area greater than 10 million square kilometers (km²). In the European part of Russia, permafrost occurs only in the tundra and the forest-tundra zone. Its southern boundary goes from the Kola Peninsula to the mouth of the Mezen River and further on almost along the Arctic Circle to the Urals. In West Siberia, the permafrost border runs along the Enisei River near the River Podkamennaya Tunguska, where it sharply turns to the south and goes along the right bank of the Enisei River. To the east of the Enisei, the permafrost is spread almost everywhere, except for south Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island, and Primorjie. More Details...

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General Characteristics
  Permafrost Extent
  Permafrost Temperature
  Ice Thickness