Urban-type settlement of Chersky

Chersky lies along the lower Kolyma River, amid the flat, treeless tundra and permafrost terrain of northeastern Sakha. The urban-type settlement is the administrative centre of Nizhnekolymsky District, in a region where the river has long provided a vital seasonal transport route between remote communities. It is named for Ivan Chersky, the 19th-century geologist and explorer associated with Siberian research. The nearby Northeast Science Station is internationally known for studies of Arctic ecosystems, permafrost and climate change. Continue to other webcams across the Sakha Republic to compare the Kolyma lowlands with the region’s other Arctic settings.

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