Voyampolka

The Voyampolka flows westward to the Sea of Okhotsk between banks thick with dwarf pine and willow. Rich in fish, the river has long supported communities along its course. Its Koryak name has been interpreted as the “river of the drowned,” recalling its swift current and dangerous whirlpools. Vladimir Atlasov's party recorded this region during its passage through Kamchatka at the end of the seventeenth century.