Kolyma
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The Kolyma is a major river in northeastern Russia that flows through Magadan Oblast and Yakutia in one of the world's most remote and harsh Arctic regions. It matters as a significant geographical feature of Russia's Far East and as a waterway historically connected to Soviet labor camps and forced labor operations during the 20th century.
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The Kolyma (Russian: Колыма, IPA: [kəlɨˈma]; Yakut: Халыма, romanized: Xalıma) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia.
The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year, becoming free of ice only in early June, until October.