Taymyr Peninsula

Taymyr Peninsula, left of centre

Taymyr Peninsula is a peninsula in Siberia that forms the most northern part of mainland Asia. It lies between Yenisei Gulf of the Kara Sea and Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

The peninsula 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.

Population

The isolated location of Nganasan people enabled them to maintain shamanistic practices even in the 20^th century.

Economy

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.

Bibliography

• Hoppál, Mihály (2005). Sámánok Eurázsiában (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-8295-3 2. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |origmonth=, |accessmonth=, |month=, |chapterurl=, |origdate=, and |coauthors= (help) The title means “Shamans in Eurasia”, the book is written in Hungarian, but it is published also in German, Estonian and Finnish. Site of publisher with short description on the book (in Hungarian)

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74°00′N 98°00′E en:Península de Taimiria