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16-631: Toll Bay is located in the western shores of the Taymyr Peninsula , northeast of the Taymyr Gulf and it is open towards the west. It is limited by Cape Oscar , the headland of the Oscar Peninsula , on its southwestern side and by Cape Sterligov on its northeastern side. Lishny Island ( 76°57′N 100°27′E  /  76.950°N 100.450°E  / 76.950; 100.450 ) lies north of Toll Bay about 16 km from

32-574: A refugium for the mammoth steppe , supporting mammoths and other widespread Ice Age mammals such as wild horses ( Equus sp.). The coasts of the Taymyr Peninsula are frozen most of the year, between September and June on average. The summer season is short, especially on the shores of the Laptev Sea in the northeast. The climate in the north and exterior of the peninsula is Tundra Climate ( ET ), while some areas further-south have

48-441: A very cold but somewhat more continental subarctic climate , with winters even slightly colder than the tundra directly to the north, but with somewhat warmer summers that can support some tree growth. Winters are harsh, with frequent blizzards and extremely low temperatures. The following data for Cape Chelyuskin provides an indication of the weather experienced in the northern part of the peninsula. Indigenous peoples of

64-512: Is located at the northern end of the Taymyr Peninsula. There are several theories about the origin of the name "Taimyr." The most widely accepted explanation is that it comes from the Evenki language , originating from the ancient Tungus word "tamura," which means "valuable, precious, rich." The Evenki people originally used this name for the Taimyr River , known for its abundance of fish. In

80-534: Is the site of the last known naturally occurring muskox outside of North America , which died out about 2,000 years ago. They were successfully reintroduced in 1975. The population grew to 2,500 in 2002 increasing to 6,500 in 2010. Study in 2021 found that based on eDNA , woolly mammoths survived on the Taymyr Peninsula until 3,900 to 4,100 years ago, roughly concurrent with the Wrangel population. The Taymyr Peninsula, with its drier habitat, may have served as

96-540: The Nenets language , "tai myarey" means "bald" or "bare," possibly in reference to the region’s low-growing tundra . In the Nganasan language , "taa mire" translates to "reindeer paths." The Nenets people , also known as Samoyeds , are an indigenous people in northern arctic Russia , and some live at the Taymyr Peninsula. The Nganasan people are an indigenous Samoyedic people inhabiting central Siberia, including

112-798: The Russian Far North , Siberia , or Russian Far East . They are frequently referred as Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North or Indigenous peoples of the North . Today, 40 Indigenous peoples are officially recognised by Russia as Indigenous small-numbered peoples and are listed in the Unified Register of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples (Единый перечень коренных, малочисленных народов Российской Федерации). This register includes 46 Indigenous peoples. Six of these peoples do not live in either

128-852: The northernmost part of the mainland of Eurasia . Administratively it is part of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Federal subject of Russia . The Taymyr Peninsula lies between the Yenisei Gulf of the Kara Sea and the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea . Lake Taymyr and the Byrranga Mountains are located within the vast Taymyr Peninsula. Cape Chelyuskin , the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent ,

144-481: The 19th century, thanks to the geographer and explorer Alexander von Middendorff (1815–1894), the name came to refer to the entire peninsula . Other interpretations exist as well. For example, in Yakut , "tuoy muora" translates to "salt lake," which can also be understood metaphorically as "fertile" or "blessed," since salt is vital for the health of reindeer . Another Yakut version, "Tymyr," means "blood vessel." In

160-467: The 20th century. MMC Norilsk Nickel conducts mining operations in the area. The company conducts smelting operations in the area of the city of Norilsk , near the peninsula. The nickel ore concentrate and other products of the company are transported over a short railroad to the port city of Dudinka on the Yenisei River, and from there by boat to Murmansk and other ports. The peninsula

176-643: The Extreme North or territories equated to it, so that the total number of recognised Indigenous peoples of the North is 40. The Komi-Izhemtsy or Izvatas, a subgroup of the Komi peoples , are seeking recognition from the Russian government as a distinct Indigenous people of the North. The Far North is the part of Russia which lies mainly beyond the Arctic Circle . However, this is the smaller part of

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192-543: The Russian North The Indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia ( Russian : коренные малочисленные народы Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока , romanized :  korennye malochislennye narody Severa, Sibiri i Dal'nego Vostoka ) is a Russian census classification of local Indigenous peoples , assigned to groups with fewer than 50,000 members, living in

208-810: The Taymyr Peninsula. In the Russian Federation , they are recognized as being one of the Small-Numbered peoples of the Russian North . They reside primarily in the settlements of Ust-Avam, Volachanka, and Novaya in the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai , with smaller populations residing in the towns of Dudinka and Norilsk as well. The isolated location of the Nganasan people enabled them to maintain shamanistic practices even in

224-492: The coast. Toll Bay is surrounded by bleak tundra coast. The climate in the area is severe, with long and bitter winters and frequent blizzards and gales. This desolate bay is frozen for about nine months in a year and even in summer it is never quite free of ice floes. This bay was explored by Russian geologist Baron Eduard von Toll during his last venture, the Russian Arctic Expedition of 1900-1903 and

240-608: The total territories inhabited by Indigenous peoples. These territories extend southward as far as to Vladivostok . Approximately 261,763 people are altogether part of this classification. The Unified Register lists the following peoples: Aleuts (алеуты) Alyutors (алюторцы) Chelkans (челканцы) Chukchis (чукчи) Chulyms (чулымцы) Chuvans (чуванцы) Dolgans (долганы) Enets (энцы) (Yenets, Russian plural: Entsy, obsolete: Yenisei Samoyeds): Eskimo ( Siberian Yupik ) (эскимосы) Evenks (эвенки): Evens (эвены) Itelmens (ительмены) Kamchadals (камчадалы,

256-651: Was later named after him. The whole area is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve , the largest nature reserve of Russia. This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Taymyr Peninsula The Taymyr Peninsula ( / t aɪ ˈ m ɪər / ty-MEER ) is a peninsula in the Far North of Russia , in the Siberian Federal District , that forms

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