Ünkür

Yunkyur lies on the left bank of the Lena near Olyokminsk, in southwestern Yakutia. The great river passes through a broad valley here, receiving the Olyokma from the south and continuing northeast toward central Yakutia. Forested banks and river channels shape the surrounding landscape. The Lena freezes through the long winter and opens again during the short summer, when its waters connect settlements along the valley.