Verkhoyansk

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 51 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. Siberia, Russia. 1999

E'ven herders with their reindeer at their winter pastures near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

Snow covered larch trees in winter sunshine. Boreal Forest. Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

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

Lena Potapova frosted up at minus 52 degrees Celsius in the winter at Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

A Yakut herder combs ice from a horse in winter at Korban. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

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

A truck and jeep stop on a winter road in Yakutia at below -50C on the frozen Yana River near Verkhoyansk, part of Yakutia's winter road system. Eastern Siberia, Russia. Vekhoyansk. Siberia. 1999

Sacred site near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the Verkhoyansk range of mountains at sunset. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Snow covered taiga in winter sunshine. Boreal Forest. Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

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

Mountains in the Verkhoyansk Range in winter near Batagay Alyta. Verkoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. (1999)

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

A Yakut herder riding one of his reindeer at winter pastures near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

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

Yakut man using a chain saw to cut firewood during the winter in Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Republic of Sakha, Russia. (1999)

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

Lena Potapova looks through a frosted window at her home in Verkhoyansk, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Lena Potapova & hers sister Varya buying bread at the bakery in Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Pavel Sleptsov, a 35 year old hunter, on his horse at Korban in the winter time. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

A man uses a horse & sled to collect river ice to melt for water near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

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