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Kolyma

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Ko·ly·ma  (k-lm, k-l-mä)
A river of northeast Russia rising in the Kolyma Mountains and flowing about 2,148 km (1,335 mi) generally north and northeast to the East Siberian Sea. Its upper course crosses rich gold fields.
Kolyma (Russian) [kəliˈma]
n
(Placename) a river in NE Russia, rising in the Kolyma Mountains north of the Sea of Okhotsk and flowing generally north to the East Siberian Sea. Length: 2600 km (1615 miles)


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