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General Information :
The Kolyma River is situated on the North-East of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The mouth of the river has two sources (Kulu and Aian-Uriach) on the Verkhnekolymsky upland leading into the East-Siberian Sea. The length of the river is 2429 km, it has 275 tributaries whose individual length is more than 10 km.
In the Kolyma River basin there are a huge number of lakes. Kolyma River -name is derived from the Evenky language.
On the banks of the Kolyma River there are several settlements such as Seymchan, Zyrianka, Srednekolymsk and Chersky.
In 1937 at the mouth of the Zyrianka River, the settlement of the same name was founded as part of the notorious GULAG, today it is an administrative centre of the Verkhnekolymsky Region of Sakha [Yakutia].
Time differences with GMT: +12 hrs, Moscow + 8 hrs and Yakutsk + 2 hrs.
Today the population of Zyrianka is approximately 5000 people. There is telephone connection with the outside world.
Geographical Co-ordinates: Zyrianka- 65 degrees, 52 minutes Northerly latitude, 151 degrees, 15 minutes Easterly longtitude.
Average air temperature: July - +25 degrees Celcius,
August - +20 degrees Celcius,
Early September - +15 degrees Celcius.
During the offered period, the weather is clear, raining rarely.
Nearby cities to Zyrianka: Yakutsk - 1200 km, Magadan - 700 km. There are twice weekly flights connecting Yakutsk and Zyrianka. The flight takes three hours.
Private enterprise, KOLYMINTOURS, was founded in 1991 in Zyrianka.
It deals with tourism (trips on the North-East of the Republic, including walking , horse-riding, white-water rafting and fishing ).
KOLYMINTOURS has use of a hotel (single and double rooms with shower, toilet and television ), a restaurant, helicopters and light aeroplanes, all necessary equipment and well-experienced, trained staff to care for your every need.
Our business partners in Yakutsk can organize transfer and for additional payment possible excursions in Yakutsk and the Lena River Pillars .
In Yakutsk there is a range of accommodation from hostel to *** hotel . Priced accordingly.
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