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Trans-Russia Cannonball ZEV International Rally series

 

A new World series of ZEV events from 2015: The  Cannonball International series. Entry to these events are free, provided that the Rules are followed (for you own safety). The objective is to demonstrate that transport can be pollution less.

 

 

TRANS-RUSSIA CANNONBALL INTERNATIONAL ZEV RUN STOPS* 50mph

 

START

MURMANSK

NORTH

KMS

MILES

HOURS*

1st STOP

Monchegorsk

-

133

83

1.66

2nd STOP

Kandaleksha

-

242

150

3.00

3rd STOP

M18.E105

-

463

288

5.76

4th STOP

M18/E105

-

547

356

7.12

5th STOP

Segezha

Republic Karelia

684

425

8.50

6th STOP

Medvezhyegorsk

Republic Karelia

799

496

9.92

7th STOP

Pudozh

Republic Karelia

991

616

12.32

8th STOP

Vologodskaya

Oblast, Vytegra

1,095

680

13.60

9th STOP

Lipin Bor

Oblast

1,248

775

15.50

10th STOP

Vologda

Oblast

1,417

880

17.60

11th STOP

Yaroslavl

Oblast

1,591

988

19.76

12th STOP

Pereslavl-Zalessky

Yaroslavl Oblast

1,755

1,090

21.80

13th STOP

Moscow

-

1,867

1,160

26.98

14th STOP

Stupino

Moskovskaya O.

2,010

1,249

24.98

15th STOP

Bogoroditsk

Tul'skaya oblast

2,139

1,329

26.58

16th STOP

Yelets

Lipetskaya oblast

2,292

1,427

28.54

17th STOP

Veronezh

Oblast

2,411

1,498

29.96

18th STOP

Pavlovsk

Voronezhskaya O.

2,586

1,606

32.12

19th STOP

Millerovo

Rostov Oblast

2,777

1,725

34.50

20th STOP

Rostov-On-Don

Rostov Oblast

2,946

1,830

36.60

21st STOP

Krasnodar

Krasnodar Krai

3,220

2,001

40.02

22nd STOP

Tuapse

Krasnodar Krai

3,400

2,113

42.26

23rd STOP

Golovinka

Krasnodar Krai

3,476

2,160

43.20

FINISH

BOLSHOY SOCHI

SOUTH

3,524

2,330

46.60

 

 

 

Location: Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean

 

Geographic coordinates: 60 00 N, 100 00 E

 

Map references: Asia

 

Area:
total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq km

 

Area—comparative: slightly less than 1.8 times the size of the US

 

Land boundaries:
total: 19,917 km
border countries: Azerbaijan 284 km, Belarus 959 km, China (southeast) 3,605 km, China (south) 40 km, Estonia 294 km, Finland 1,313 km, Georgia 723 km, Kazakhstan 6,846 km, North Korea 19 km, Latvia 217 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 227 km, Mongolia 3,441 km, Norway 167 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 206 km, Ukraine 1,576 km

 

Coastline: 37,653 km

 

Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

 

Climate: ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast

 

Terrain: broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions

 

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m
highest point: Mount El'brus 5,633 m

 

Natural resources: wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber
note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources

 

Land use:
arable land: 8%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 4%
forests and woodland: 46%
other: 42% (1993 est.)

 

Irrigated land: 40,000 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula

 

Environment—current issues: air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and sea coasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination

 

Environment—international agreements:


party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling 

 

signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

 

Geography—note: largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture

 

 

 

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