Republic Of Sakha

Information on The Yakut

The Potapova family having lunch at their home in Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Dusk on a winter's day in the forest on Shaman Mountain near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

When thrown into cold air at minus 53 degrees Celsius boiling water explodes into vapour & ice. This is because boiling water is close to a gas and breaks into tiny droplets that can freeze at once. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Three Evenki women dressed in traditional clothing at a reindeer herding camp near. Kyusyur, Northern Yakutia, Siberia. 2001

Lena Slepsova, an Evenki girl from Kusur holding a frozen Nelma (white salmon) Northern Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (2001)

Sergei, a Yakut horse herder frosted up at minus 50 degrees Celsius near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

A Yakut horse herder riding in the winter time near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

A winter street scene in at -57 Celsius in Verkhoyansk, the coldest town in the Northern Hemisphere. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Cow's milk stored in frozen blocks during the winter at Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A Yakut horse struggles to haul a sled of ice up a slope in winter at Korban. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the mountains near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

The Potapova family having lunch at their home in Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A heat outlet causes ice to form on the balconies of an appartment block in Yakutsk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Yakut horses at their winter pastures at Korban. Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Square in the centre of Yakutsk with statue of Lenin. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A harnessed Yakut horse tied up at a herders' camp. Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A Yakut saddles a horse in winter at Korban. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A thermometer on a tree reading -36 degrees Celsius during the winter in Yakutia. Eastern Siberia, Russia. 2001

Truck drivers & Passengers take a rest on a frozen river during journey along a winter road near Tiksi. N.Yakutia, NE Siberia, Russia. 2001

An E'ven reindeer herder returns to his winter camp after collecting firewood near Batagay Alyta. Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Dusk on a winter's day in the forest on Shaman Mountain near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the Verkhoyansk Mountain Range. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Snow covered larch trees in winter sunshine near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A truck moving along a street in the native village of Kyusyur. Bulunsky Region, NorthYakutia, Siberia, Russia. 2001

A winter fishing near Bikovsky at the Delta of the River Lena. Northern Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 2001

The seaport of Tiksi at the mouth of the River Lena in Northern Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 2001

Worker carries cuts ice from around the hull of a ship frozen into the harbour at Tiksi. N. Yakutia, Siberia. 2001

A leaking water pipe creates a large natural sculpture of ice during the winter in Yakutsk. Yakutia, Siberia. 2001

A window of a house coated in frost and snow during the winter in Yakutsk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 2001

An elderly Evenki woman an a young Evenki girl holding a frozen fish. Northern Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (2001)

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the mountains near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the Verkhoyansk Mountain Range. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the Verkhoyansk Mountain Range. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

The Meteorological Station at Verkhoyansk where the record low temp.of - 67.8 C was recorded in 1885. Siberia, Russia. 1999

Street scene in Verkhoyansk, the coldest town in the Northern Hemisphere. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Lena Potapova watching T.V. at home with her sisters Varya and Tanya. Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A thermometer showing a reading of minus 52 degrees Celsius at Verkhoyansk. Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Pavel Sleptsov, a 35 year old hunter, on his horse at Korban in the winter time. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Yakut horses at their winter pastures at Korban. Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Young Yakut girls waiting for a bus in the city of Yakutsk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999