Kolyma River
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The Kolyma River is a major waterway in northeastern Siberia, Russia, known for its harsh Arctic environment and historical association with Soviet-era labor camps.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kolyma | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
gold mining in the Kolyma region
ⓘ
tin mining in the Kolyma region ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 249,000 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 644,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate |
Arctic climate influence
ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | East Siberian Sea drainage basin ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
taiga
ⓘ
tundra ⓘ |
| flowsInto | East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freezingPeriod | freezes in October or November ⓘ |
| hasCityOnBank | Magadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricFacility | Kolyma Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | Колыма NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementOnBank | Sinegorye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Gulag system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet-era labor camps ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntenseActivity |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
transport route for prisoners
ⓘ
transport route for supplies to labor camps ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme cold temperatures
ⓘ
harsh Arctic environment ⓘ permafrost conditions ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Russian ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1,324 miles
ⓘ
approximately 2,129 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeastern Siberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magadan Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakha Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Ayan-Yuryakh River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakhapcha River NERFINISHED ⓘ Debin River NERFINISHED ⓘ Korkodon River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Omolon River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pochyarnaya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical human rights abuses in Gulag camps
ⓘ
remote and sparsely populated basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolyma region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Chersky Range area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolyma Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thawingPeriod | thaws in late May or June ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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