Yama (river)
The Yama (Russian: Яма) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 285 kilometres (177 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi).
| Yama Яма | |
|---|---|
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Khasynsky District Olsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maymandzhin Range |
| • coordinates | 60°42′48″N 151°53′56″E |
| • elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Perevolochny Yama Bay |
• coordinates | 59°36′48″N 154°12′38″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 285 km (177 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi) |
The R504 Kolyma Highway passes just west of the sources of the Yama. The name of the river is probably of Koryak origin.
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