Zanyukhcha

Zanyukhcha lies where the Nyukhcha joins the upper Pinega, in the forests of the northern Dvina basin. The Pinega gathers many tributaries on its long course towards the Northern Dvina and the White Sea. River names in this country preserve traces of the Finno-Ugric languages spoken before the spread of Russian settlement, while the wooded banks and waterways connect a chain of small northern communities.