Nizhne Kolymsk
Encyclopedia
Nizhnekolymsk is a village (selo) in Nizhnekolymsky Ulus
of the Sakha Republic, Russia
, located within the Arctic Circle
near the East Siberian Sea
on the left bank of the Kolyma River
, 80 km south of Chersky
. Population: 6,000 (2001 est.).
The Anyuy River
, meets the Kolyma River at Nizhnekolymsk. For some early history, see Srednekolymsk
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Nizhnekolymsky Ulus
Nizhnekolymsky District is a district of the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is municipally incorporated as the Municipal District of "Nizhnekolymsky Ulus" . The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Chersky...
of the Sakha Republic, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located within the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
near the East Siberian Sea
East Siberian Sea
The East Siberian Sea is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, close to Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east...
on the left bank of the Kolyma River
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
, 80 km south of Chersky
Chersky
Chersky , Cherskaya , or Cherskoye may refer to:*Jan Czerski , also known as Ivan Chersky, Polish scientist and explorer...
. Population: 6,000 (2001 est.).
The Anyuy River
Anyuy River
Anyuy River may refer to:* Anyuy River , a right tributary of the Kolyma River in the Sakha Republic, Russia* Maly Anyuy River, a tributary of the Anyuy River* Bolshoy Anyuy River, a tributary of the Anyuy River...
, meets the Kolyma River at Nizhnekolymsk. For some early history, see Srednekolymsk
Srednekolymsk
Srednekolymsk is a town and the administrative center of Srednekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located northeast of Yakutsk on the left bank of the Kolyma River. Population: -History:...
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Notable residents
- Alexander PennAlexander Penn-Early years:Penn was born in Nizhne Kolymsk, Russia. As a youth, he was a boxer. He moved to Moscow in 1920, to study cinema, and published his first poems in Russian that year. In 1927, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine...
(1906–72), Israeli poet