Dikson

Dikson (Russian: Диксон) is both a Russian town and island near the mouth of the Yenisei River, in Taymyria. It is located at 73° 32' N, 80° 36' O.

Dikson serves as a port to the Kara Sea and is part of the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to the Bering Sea.

In the 17th century the island was known as Dolgy (i.e. Long Island) or Kuzkin, after its Pomor discoverer. In 1875 Swedish explorer Nordenskiöld renamed it after a sponsor of his expedition. Dikson is the official name of the island since 1884.

In 1915 the island became the site of the first Russian radio station in the Arctic. The seaport on the mainland was built in 1935, and in 1957 the two settlements were merged into one.

Dikson airport IATA code is DKS.

Little else is known about this town other than that even in August the weather is notoriously unpleasant.