Manily

Manily lies on the lower Penzhina, near the river's broad mouth on the Sea of Okhotsk. The Koryak settlement takes its name, according to local tradition, from Mainele, the occupant of a solitary yaranga near the estuary. Russian explorer Ivan Kamchaty visited the area in 1658. The Penzhina's waters and the neighbouring coast offered fish and access to a vast interior of tundra and river valleys.