Verkhoyansk (Russian: Верхоя́нск) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Yana River, near the Arctic Circle, 675 km from Yakutsk. There is a river port, an airport, a fur-collecting depot, and the center of a reindeer-raising area. Population: 1,434 (2002 Census). It preserves the status of town only historically; it is one of the smallest towns in Russia. The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: ; Sakha: Саха Республиката) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Yana River (Яна in Russian), a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east. ... World map showing the Arctic Circle in red A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... A dogs fur usually consists of longer, stiffer, guard hairs—which can be straight, wiry, or wavy, and of various lengths, hiding a soft, short-haired undercoat. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) Reindeer map The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

A cossack settlement was founded in 1638 90 km south-west of the modern town. In 1775 it was moved to the left bank of the Yana River, to facilitate tax collection. It received the status of town in 1817. Between the 1860s and 1917 the town was a place of political exile. Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Ottoman Empire. ...

Verkhoyansk is noted chiefly for its exceptionally low winter temperatures, with a January average of −50 °C (−58 °F). It lies in the coldest area of the Northern Hemisphere (a.k.a. Stalin's Death Ring), and together with Oymyakon is one of the places considered the northern Pole of Cold. The lowest temperature recorded there in 1892, was −69.8 °C (−93.6 °F). Temperatures in Verkhoyansk have spanned 107 °C (192 °F): from −68 °C (−90.4 °F) to 39 °C (102 °F). January 2006 saw temperatures coming close to the all-time record, when it reached a low of −66.7 °C (−88.1 °F). Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვი&#4314... Oymyakon in Russia Oymyakon (Russian: ) is a village (selo) in Oymyakonsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located along the Indigirka River. ... The Poles of Cold are the places in the Northern and Southern hemispheres where the lowest air temperature was recorded. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

In this area, temperature inversions often form in winter, with the temperature warmer with higher altitude, rather than vice-versa. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

	Cities and towns in the Sakha Republic
	Capital: Yakutsk Aldan | Lensk | Mirny | Neryungri | Nyurba | Olyokminsk | Pokrovsk | Srednekolymsk | Tommot | Udachny | Verkhoyansk | Vilyuysk Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Sakha_(Yakutia). ... The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: ; Sakha: Саха Республиката) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... Aldan is a town in Yakutia, Russia. ... Lensk (Russian: ) is a city located on the left bank of the Lena River in Siberia. ... Mirny (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 820 km west of Yakutsk on the Irelyakh River (Vilyuys basin) at . Population: 39,981 (2002 Census); 38,793 (1989 Census). ... Neryungri (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia. ... Coat of arms of Nyurba Nyurba (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River, 846 km north-west of Yakutsk. ... Olyokminsk (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River, 651 km southwest of Yakutsk. ... Pokrovsk (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 70 km south of Yakutsk on the Lena River at . Population: 10,092 (2002 Census). ... Coat of arms of Srednekolymsk Srednekolymsk (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 1,485 km north-east of Yakutsk on the left bank of the Kolyma River at . Population: 3,587 (2002 Census). ... Tommot (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia founded in 1923. ... Udachny (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located 1,370 km north-west of Yakutsk on the Markha River at . Population: 15,698 (2002 Census). ... Coat of arms of Vilyuysk Vilyuysk (Russian: ) is a town in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located some 600 km from Yakutsk on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena) at . Population: 9,776 (2002 Census). ...

Coordinates: 67°33′N, 133°23′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...