Khö Een

Khö Een belongs to the Kolyma country of the Russian Far East, a historical region defined by the basin of the Kolyma River, the northern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk and the watershed of the Kolyma Mountains. Much of this territory lies within the Arctic Circle. Permafrost and tundra dominate large areas, while winters can last as long as six months; average winter temperatures fall to minus nineteen degrees Celsius and lower inland, and summer averages remain between three and ten degrees. The land also holds rich reserves of gold, silver, tin, tungsten, mercury, copper, antimony, coal, oil and peat.