Magadan Oblast
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Magadan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Magadan Oblast has
Jack London Lake
Burkhalinsky Pass as seen from the Susuman side
Gertner Bay, Magadan
Magadan in 2008
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Chukotka, officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East. It shares a border with the Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast
…living in the city itself. The coastline has a less severe climate than the interiors, although both are relatively cold for their latitudes. It borders Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the north, Kamchatka Krai in the east, Khabarovsk Krai in the south and the Sakha Republic in the west. The economy is primarily based on mining…
Frozen wilderness of far northern Chukotka
Painting of Chukchi by Louis Choris, 1816
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Chukotka, 2008
Uelen on the Arctic Ocean is the easternmost settlement in Russia and the whole of Eurasia.