St. Petersburg is the northernmost of the largest cities in the world. Its geographical coordinates are 59 ° 57 'N and 30 ° 19' E. The 60th parallel, on which the northern capital of Russia is located, passes through Greenland, Alaska and the Norwegian capital Oslo. The area of the city is 606 sq. Km. km, and with the suburbs -1451 sq. km. km. Petersburg is divided into 19 administrative districts and 111 municipalities.
The high-latitude position of the city explains the phenomenon of white nights. White nights come on May 25-26, when the sun does not drop more than 9 ° from the horizon, and the evening twilight almost merges with the morning. The greatest duration of the day falls on June 21-22 (18 hours 53 minutes); the white nights end on July 16-17. The duration of the white nights is a total of more than 50 days.
The climate in St. Petersburg is wet, close to the sea, with a moderately warm summer and a fairly long, moderately cold winter. The average temperature in winter is -7.8 ° C, the average temperature in summer is + 18 ° C. In dry, hot weather, the air temperature can reach + 25 ° C ... + 30 ° C. In the winter there can be a considerable cooling: up to -25 ° С ...- 30 ° С. Precipitation is 634 mm per year.
The main waterway of the city is the Neva River. It received its name from Lake Nebo (in ancient times Lake Ladoga was called), from which it originates. The length of the Neva is 74 km (in the city - 36 km), the average width of the river in the city is about 600 m, the depth is up to 24 m. The Neva is a river with a complex character, with a very fast current. The average annual water temperature is 5 degrees. The surface of the water is a tenth of the city's area.
In St. Petersburg there are still 64 small rivers and there are 48 canals. Through them, 308 bridges (including suburban bridges over 800) are thrown. Among them there are 22 drawers. The total length of all the bridges of the city is about 16 km, and the embankments 170 km.
The city is located on 47 islands of the Neva Delta. The largest of them - Vasilyevsky and Petrogradsky.
The city is often exposed to floods. Most often they are in the fall, with hurricane western winds. For all the existence of the city of Neva more than 300 times rose above its usual level. The largest flood occurred on November 7, 1824, when the water rose 4, 1 m above the ordinar.
The population of St. Petersburg is 4,584,000 people as of April 1, 2009.
St. Petersburg is the youngest of the major European cities, it is only 308 years old. The territory on which it originated earlier was called Prinevsky or Izhora land. May 16, 1703 (on the day of the Holy Trinity) Peter I by his decree founded a new fortress on the Hare Island and named it St. Petersburg, in honor of his patron Saint Apostle Peter - holding the keys to paradise.
Petersburg is a museum in the open air. In the city there are 250 museums and their branches, 70 theaters and about 150 universities.
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Take after (somebody) - походить на кого-то Mark is so serious. He takes after his father. Марк такой серьезный. Весь в отца. <span>
Take along </span>– брать с собой (в дорогу), приводить, привозить Take me along. Возьмите меня с собой. <span>
Take apart</span> - разбирать He took his laptop apart to see if he could fix its problem. Он разобрал свой ноутбук, чтобы посмотреть, может ли он решить проблему. <span>
Take away</span> – убирать, забиратьYou can take our plates away.Можете убрать наши тарелки со стола.<span>
Take back:</span>1. отнести обратно, вернутьThe dress I bought was too small, so I took it back and exchanged it for a larger size.Платье, которое я купила, было мало, поэтому я отнесла его обратно и поменяла на размер больше.2. взять обратно (свои слова)You're right - I take back what I said, it was totally inappropriate.Ты прав. Я беру свои слова обратно, это было совершенно неуместно.<span>
Take down:</span>1. снимать, разбирать, демонтироватьIt's time to take down the Christmas tree until next year.Пора разобрать рождественскую елку до следующего года.2. записыватьShe took down my address and phone number and said she’d call me later.Она записала мой адрес и номер телефона и сказала, что позвонит позже.<span>
Take (somebody) in</span> - обманыватьShe was taken in by everything he said.Он обманул ее всем тем, что сказал ей.<span>
Take (something) in:</span>1. брать, включать, слушать внимательноThey took in every detail to tell their friends about it later.Они слушали внимательно каждую подробность, чтобы рассказать об этом свои друзьям позже.2. ушивать (одежду)She had lost weight so the dress had to be taken in more at the waist.Она сбросила вес, поэтому ее платье нужно было ушить на талии.3. усваиватьIt was a difficult text and I didn’t take in its meaning.<span>Это был сложный текст, и я не смог по</span>
