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Discover Butugychag
Butugychag in Magadanskaya Oblast’ is a city in Russia about 3,541 mi (or 5,699 km) east of Moscow, the country's capital city.
Local time in Butugychag is now 07:08 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Magadan with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Butugychag. The closest airport in Russia is Sokol Airport in a distance of 110 mi (or 177 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Magadan, , , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F
Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
Evening Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Night Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 93% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Butugichag
Butugichag Corrective Labor Camp (Russian: исправи́тельно-трудово́й ла́герь, Бутугычаг) was a part of the bigger Tenlag, a subdivision of GULAG. The camp existed during 1945-1955 in the Kolyma region of North-Eastern Russia. The camp is mostly known for its deadly uranium mines It is mentioned by some Russian historians such as Jores and Roy Medvedevs. It is one of a small number of camps where prisoners mined uranium, the truth of which has only recently been recovered.