Kolyma River
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| Mouth | East Siberian Sea |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 2,129 km |
| Avg. discharge | 3,800 m3/s (near mouth) |
| Basin area | 644,000 km2 |
The Kolyma River (Russian: Колыма́) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. It empties into the East Siberian Sea, a division of the Arctic Ocean. The length of the Kolyma is 2,129 km. The area of its basin is 644,000 sq km.
The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year, becoming free of ice only in early June, till October.
The Kolyma is known for its Gulag labour camps and gold mining, both of which have been extensively documented since Stalin era Soviet archives opened. The river gives its title to a famous anthology about life in Gulag camps by Varlam Shalamov, The Kolyma Tales.
[edit] See also
The Kolyma article which provides additional information about the Gulag.
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