Siberia, the Vast Unknown, No. 8
The latest installment shows the 2,000 mile Kolyma River, at the end of the Siberian winter, frozen over with a mass of ice four feet thick. The river is three miles wide at the point shown ... Read allThe latest installment shows the 2,000 mile Kolyma River, at the end of the Siberian winter, frozen over with a mass of ice four feet thick. The river is three miles wide at the point shown in the picture. About June 1, the warm weather sets in, and the ice begins to break up and... Read allThe latest installment shows the 2,000 mile Kolyma River, at the end of the Siberian winter, frozen over with a mass of ice four feet thick. The river is three miles wide at the point shown in the picture. About June 1, the warm weather sets in, and the ice begins to break up and flow away. It usually takes about eight days to clear the river of ice. The first motorbo... Read all