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Yakutsk (Якутск) (pop. 187,000), 62° 2' N, 129° 44' E, capital of Sakha Republic, Russia, a major port on Lena river in eastern Siberia.
It is also a highway center and has tanneries, sawmills, and brickworks. Yakutsk was founded in 1632. It has a university (founded 1956) and a branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The river Lena runs through it.
It is one of the coldest cities on earth, with January temperatures regularly remaining below −50 °C (−58 °F). The coldest temperature ever recorded outside
Antarctica was recorded in this region.
See Oymyakon.
This city was referenced in the NY Time Crossword of Saturday, November 20th, 2004.
Also referenced in the International Herald Tribune, Saturday, January 31st, 2004.
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