The territory of Yakutia occupies northeastern part of Asian continent, stretching 2,000 km from north to south, and 2,500 km from west to east. Its area of 3,102 thousand sq km makes 1/5 of Russia, or almost 2/3 of Western Europe’s area. More than 40 percent of Yakutia’s territory lies above the Arctic Circle. It embraces three time-zones. Read more…
Yakutsk City, Russia
All answers about Yakutsk City in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia / Russia.
Might want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream. Read more…
Route: Yakutsk – the Road of Bones – Magadan. Arranged in August 2008. Three vehicles (Niva, Safari, ZIL truck) participated. Photo by Kallamish. Read more…
“I would like to know of the most recent travel condition reports on the Road of Bones in the summer. What is the best recommended itinerary and what settlements or towns does one pass. How are the bridges, when are the rivers at their lowest point? There is some information on your site but still difficult to figure out. Where does one obtain maps for the region?” a blog visitor, of Belgium, asked. Read more…
Major hotels in Yakutsk. Locate hotels with maps by Karta.Ykt.ru Read more…
Kolyma Road in winter is in perfect condition. However, in mountain area, especially, it is highly recommended to be all eyes, drive slowly, watch ahead to see if there are cars coming towards you, in order to escape the situation when two cars meet each other in the narrowest way over a cliff and cannot go backward to let a car pass through. Read more…
A Korean is asking, whether it is secure in Yakutia. The question is simple, but requires much efforts to answer. So I decided to narrow the reply and give tips for Yakutsk only. Read more…
In the previous post “Verkhoyansk Info Wanted” it is said that Verkhoyansk is located 650 km north-east of Yakutsk. Is it the same distance to go by a vehicle? Read more…
Right. That’s a little bit strange that the map of Yakutsk is still unavailable online in English. Read more…
