Orotuk

Orotuk lies on the upper Kolyma, downstream from the meeting of the Kulu and Ayan-Yuryakh that forms the great river. Here the Kolyma winds through highland country in a broad bend, receiving streams from the surrounding slopes. Farther north its waters travel through the mountains and lowlands of northeastern Siberia before reaching the East Siberian Sea. Forest and a severe continental climate characterise this inland valley.