Xatas

Xatas lies on the left bank of the Lena near Yakutsk, where the great river spreads across a wide valley of islands and channels. The Lena carries water north from the mountains around Lake Baikal towards the Arctic Ocean, and its banks have long connected the communities of central Sakha. Severe winters freeze the river, while the short summer brings thaw and rising water to its low-lying floodplain.