- Rudnaya Pristan
Rudnaya Pristan ( _ru. Ру́дная При́стань, lit. "
Ore Wharf ") is a village ("selo") located at the mouth of theRudnaya River , on the Pacific coast ofPrimorsky Krai . It is situated 35 km east ofDalnegorsk (in jurisdiction of which it is located) and approximately 514 km north ofVladivostok . Population: 2,389 (2002 Census); 2,947 (1989 Census).Lead smelting has been the town's primary industry since a plant devoted to that purpose was built there in1930 . Though this plant has provided steady employment for most of the area's families since that time, it has done so at enormous cost to both the health of the residents and the local environment, as the soil has become heavily contaminated with lead-related by-products and the residents suffer from many health problems, including an inordinately high rate ofcancer . This lead theBlacksmith Institute to declare Rudnaya Pristan, along withDalnegorsk , as one of the ten worst polluted places on earth [http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/site10j.php Website of Blacksmith Institute] ] . However, according to Anatoly Lebedev, leader of the ecological NGO "BROK", this inclusion is questionableRegnum New Agency. " [http://www.regnum.ru/english/725071.html Ecologists of Primorye Territory (Russia) surprised at listing Rudnaya Pristan among the most polluted places in the world] "] .Despite its coastal location, Rudnaya Pristan has a harsh
climate , dominated in winter by the vast Siberian high-pressure system and in summer by remnants of the East Asianmonsoon , this combination resulting in very cold, dry winters with generally high winds, and muggy summers that provide ideal conditions for the breeding ofmosquito s. Also in spite of the coastal location, the harbor has remained largely undeveloped.References
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* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=search&countryid=RU&addtohistory=&country=RU&city=Rudnaya+Pristan&submit=Get+Map MapQuest Map of Rudnaya Pristan]
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