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Explore Otary in Russia

Otary in the region of Nizjnij Novgorod is a town in Russia - some 321 mi or ( 517 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Otary is now 01:44 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yoshkar-Ola, Yelvashka, Vasil'sursk, Ul'yanovsk, and Sem'yany. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yoshkar-Ola . Where to go and what to see in Otary ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Sura River

Sura is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth. The city of Penza, and smaller towns Alatyr, Shumerlya, Yadrin lie along the Sura. At the confluence with the Volga there is a settlement of Vasilsursk. The principal confluents of the Sura are Penza River, Pyana River and Alatyr River.

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Located at 56.12 45.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Rivers of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Rivers of Penza Oblast, Rivers of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Rivers of the Chuvash Republic, Rivers of the Republic of Mordovia

Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility

The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, located near the small town of Vasilsursk about 100 km eastward from Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia, is a laboratory for ionosphere research. Sura is capable of radiating about 190 MW, effective radiated power (ERP) on short waves. This facility is operated by the radiophysical research institute NIRFI in Nizhny Novgorod. The Sura facility was commissioned in 1981 {{Citation needed}.

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Located at 56.13 46.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Plasma physics, Research institutes in Russia, Space plasmas

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