Pangada time. Pangod time, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Pangody, Russia

Time and time zones

The length of an earthly day is determined by the time it takes the Earth to rotate around its axis, and is 24 hours. Local solar time corresponds to the apparent position of the Sun and is constantly changing due to the rotation of the Earth. When moving from west to east by 15° longitude, local solar time increases by 1 hour.

IN Everyday life official local time is used, which is different from solar time. The entire surface of the Earth is divided into time zones (in other terminology - time zones). Within the same time zone, the same time is used. The boundaries of time zones, as a rule, coincide with interstate or administrative boundaries. The time difference between adjacent time zones is usually one hour, although in some cases the time in adjacent time zones differs by two hours, 30 or 45 minutes.

For most countries in the world, the entire territory of the country is within the same time zone. The territory of countries that extend from west to east over a considerable distance, such as Russia, USA, Canada, Brazil and a number of others, is usually divided into several time zones. The exception is China, throughout which Beijing time is used.

The reference point for determining the time zone offset is Coordinated Universal Time or UTC. UTC corresponds to the mean solar time at the prime or Greenwich meridian. Time zone offsets relative to UTC range from UTC-12:00 to UTC+14:00.

Almost all countries in Europe and North America, as well as a number of other countries, move their clocks forward an hour in the spring, by summer time, and in the fall - an hour ago, to winter time. The offset of the respective time zones relative to UTC changes twice a year. In most countries of the world, the transition to summer and winter time is not practiced.

In ancient times, knowing the exact time was not a daily need for humans. It was enough to determine the outcome of the day, and the main criterion for this was the position of the sun in the sky. The solar day begins exactly at noon, and this time is determined by the location of the shadows on the sundial. Long years and for centuries this method was the main one and was used to count days. But the development of society and technological progress inexorably began to require accurate knowledge of not only days, but also hours and minutes. After the sun clock, the hourglass appeared, and is now used to measure exact minutes during medical procedures and laboratory research, as well as tower, table, wall, and wrist.

The need for accurate time in modern life.

Why do you need to know the exact time? IN modern world without this, the entire way of life would be disrupted, giving way to chaos and disorder. The transport system and industry would freeze, people would be late educational establishments and to work. Buses run, trains travel and planes fly according to a schedule tied to an exact time. Modern financial relationships, which include such a word as “overdue,” cannot exist separately from exact hours, minutes and seconds.

Time Zones

The territory of the earth is so vast that in one part of the globe the sun sets, and at the same time in another place people wake up under the rays of the rising star. To organize geographic distances relative to precise time, scientists came up with time zones. The earth's surface is theoretically divided into 24 such zones: according to the number of hours in a day. The conventional band is approximately 15°, and within this interval the time differs by an hour from the time of the neighboring ones, +/-. The countdown is based on the Greenwich meridian and this time is called “Greenwich Time” (GMT). IN Lately began to use a more advanced reference system - Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Exact time online

IN Soviet times In Russia, the standard of time was the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. They were the ones that were verified for accuracy, and all other clocks in the country, young and old, were measured against them. Today, the exact time with seconds can be found on specialized websites on the Internet, for which you just need to go to their pages. In this case, the exact time will change online, and you can easily navigate by time zones to find out what time it is this moment in Los Angeles, Moscow or Yekaterinburg.

The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug was formed in 1930 and included in the Tyumen region of the Ural federal district. It's quite harsh here climatic conditions. It is divided into three stripes:

  • Arctic;
  • subarctic;
  • northern

There are many swamps, bays, lakes and rivers on the territory, the Kara Sea is nearby, the duration of winter is about 8 months. Summer is very short and may involve little snow cover. In winter, the degree column can drop to -55, and in summer it can rise to +30.

Administrative divisions and population

The district has a population of 536,049 people (Rosstat data at the beginning of this year). The population here is quite diverse. Russians - about 62%, Nenets - about 6%, Khanty - 1.9% and other nationalities.

There are 55 municipalities in the district. One of the points with a population of more than 5 thousand people is Pangody (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug).

The history of the village

Pangody is a relatively “young” settlement, formed in 1971. Located on the bank of the river Pravaya Khetta.

In 1976, the village was officially registered with subordination to the Nadymsky district. This year the village council was formed and the boundaries were fixed.

The settlement and development of the settlement is associated with the opening and start of development of the first gas pipeline. Then the construction of the Nadym-Punga and Nadym-Center gas pipeline began. Active gas production made it possible to assign the status of “working” to the settlement already in 1979.

Later, railway tracks were laid; the Medvezhye airport operates in the village of Pangody in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, but carries out exclusively local transportation.

In 2008, a section of the Pangody - Pravokhettinsky highway was opened as part of the Surgut - Salekhard highway.

By the way, in 2005 the question was raised about granting the village the status of a city, but so far it is just a village inhabited by 10,737 people (statistics for 2017).

Climate picture

Despite possible sharp temperature changes in the region, in Pangoda of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug the weather is quite stable, with an average annual temperature of -10 degrees. On average, in winter the temperature reaches -26 degrees, and in summer it very rarely rises above +20 degrees. In May it can still be -2, and in October the temperature is sure to be zero, and at night it can reach -5.

2016 disaster

Nevertheless, abnormal heat was observed in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in 2016. During the day, the thermometer reached almost +38 degrees. Such an anomalously hot and dry year has not been observed since 1999. But even then the temperature reached only +26 degrees and lasted only 7 days.

The heat of 2016 lasted more than a month. Even near the Kara Sea, on the shores, the temperature was +33. As a result, fires started. Acrid smoke covered many settlements, including Pangody. As always, the local authorities distinguished themselves; instead of doing something to prevent the health of citizens from being affected, they simply removed street video cameras so that the information did not reach the capital of the country.

After some time the weather returned to normal. In the village of Pangody of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, normal conditions for this season have established temperature regime+5...+15 degrees.

Caring for the younger generation

In the village of Pangody in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, there are currently 3 kindergartens. Preschool called “Golden Cockerel” was founded back in 1987 and can accommodate 256 children. Kindergarten Ladushki, which opened its doors in 1985, can accommodate 80 children.

In September 2017, another establishment called “Dream” was opened. Educational institution built at the expense of Gazprom Dobycha Nadym LLC. This is a three-story building designed for 190 children aged 1 to 7 years. The main feature of “Dream” is the presence of a swimming pool, winter garden and caving chambers.

In January of this year, an expedition was organized around the Gydansky Peninsula and the Yamal Peninsula using dog sleds and snowmobiling equipment. The first route, running along Yamal with stopping points: the village of Yangelny - the village of Pravohettensky - the village of Pangody - the village of Novy Urengoy, was created to solve several problems:

  • testing of equipment made for driving on snow;
  • checking fuel consumption and compliance of manufacturer’s data with real data;
  • popularization of winter tourism;
  • development of sled dog breeding;
  • checking equipment for the expedition;
  • practicing skills, checking planned and actual data on speed and time.

Despite thorough preparation, the expedition did not take place, it was not even possible to get to the village of Pangody in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This happened for a simple reason - the weather conditions turned out to be too harsh, which even the equipment could not cope with. However, the participants unequivocally stated that the expedition was not being closed, but had only been suspended for some time. The team is modifying the motorized towing vehicles in order to get back on the route in the near future. Therefore, for now you can forget about winter excursions to Pangody of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

But this is only an isolated case when an expedition to the Yamal Autonomous Okrug was unsuccessful, so there is hope that excursion routes will soon appear for ordinary people and those unprepared for harsh conditions of people.

What else to see

There's a lot to see here. After all, this is the fourth largest peninsula Russian Federation. From here you can bring a huge amount unique photos. Pangody of the Yamalo-Nenets borders with the Nadym State nature reserve. And this is an opportunity to get acquainted with the tundra and forest-tundra. There are ash dunes here, rare for our region, although the territory is predominantly permafrost and swampy plains. The rivers and lakes are home to grayling, lenok, burbot and sturgeon. In the tundra you can find wolverines, wolves, lemmings, brown bears and, of course, reindeer.



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