Kadykchan

Kadykchan lies in the basin of the Ayan-Yuryakh, a tributary of the Kolyma, among the cold mountains of northeastern Siberia. Its name is said to come from an Even word for a small gorge or narrow valley. Streams descend through the hills towards the river, and the long winters impose a severe rhythm on this inland country. A much later settlement took its name from the locality.