Ayan

Ayan Bay cuts into the western shore of the Sea of Okhotsk, sheltered by the coastal heights around it. The inlet lies beside the Nongdar-Negotni peninsula, where the mountainous shore meets the sea. Inland rise the Dzhugdzhur ranges, separating the short coastal waterways from rivers flowing north toward the Lena basin. Forested slopes and the open water of the bay give this remote coast its distinctive character.