Iinaxsyt

Ynakhsyt lies north of the Vilyuy and east of Lake Dyongkyudey, on the eastern part of the upper Vilyuy plateau. Forest, lakes and low valleys mark this inland country of western Yakutia. The Vilyuy flows eastward to join the Lena, and its tributaries carry the plateau's waters into the wider Arctic drainage. Winter ice covers the lakes and streams for months before the short summer thaw.