The Oklan ( Russian : Оклан ; Koryak : Ыӄлан) is a river in Kamchatka Krai , Russia . The length of the river is 272 kilometres (169 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 12,600 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi). It is the second most important tributary of the Penzhina after the Belaya .
6-669: The name of the river comes from the Koryak "yalan" (Ыӄлан) , meaning "icy way". Russian Cossack explorers reached the Oklan river basin in the 17th century and built the Aklansk fort. The fort was abandoned in 1804. At that time the indigenous Koryaks were engaged in reindeer herding and fishing. The settlement was revived in the 20th century as a state farm dedicated to reindeer-breeding. The Oklan has its source in Mount Stolovaya, located in
12-612: Is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language spoken by 1,665 people as of 2010 in the easternmost extremity of Siberia , mainly in Koryak Okrug . It is mostly spoken by Koryaks . Its close relative, the Chukchi language , is spoken by about three times that number. The language together with Chukchi, Alyutor and Itelmen forms the Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family . Its native name in Koryak
18-588: Is нымылан nymylan , but variants of the Russian name "Koryak" are most commonly used in English and other languages. The Chukchi and Koryaks form a cultural unit with an economy based on reindeer herding and both have autonomy within the Russian Federation . The language is also known as Nymylan , Korjakische , Chavchuven and Koræiki . [w] may be an allophone of /β/ . This language-related article
24-463: The ice in the river valley continues during the summer period. The main tributaries of the Oklan are the 62 km (39 mi) long Khayoklam (Хайоклан) from the right and the 91 km (57 mi) long Bolshoy Chalbugchan (Хайоклан) from the left. The Oklan river basin is characterized by discontinuous permafrost with tundra vegetation, including mosses , lichens , dwarf shrubs , and sedges . There are birches and poplars growing along
30-481: The river banks in the floodplain. Among the fish species in the river the pike and the grayling deserve mention. This Kamchatka Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Russian Far East is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Koryak language Koryak ( / ˈ k ɔːr i æ k / KOR -ee-ak )
36-774: The western part of the Ichigem Range , at the NW end of the Koryak Highlands . It flows roughly eastwards along the southern limits of the range area, descending into a swampy floodplain with numerous small lakes where it splits into branches. Finally it meets the right bank of the Penzhina 97 km (60 mi) from its mouth in the Bering Sea. The river is fed mainly by snow and freezes in October, staying under thick ice until May. The melting of
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