Oymyakon

During World War II, an airfield was built in the district of Aeroport, for the Alaska-Siberian (ALSIB) air route, used to ferry American Lend-Lease aircraft to the Eastern Front.[1]

Oymyakon is located near the historic Road of Bones.[2]

Over the last few decades, the population of Oymyakon has shrunk significantly. The village had a peak population of roughly 2,500 inhabitants, but that number has dwindled to fewer than 900 in 2018.[Videos 1]

The local economy is mostly fur trading and ice fishing.[3]

^ Lebedev, Igor (1997). Aviation Lend-Lease to Russia. Nova Publishers. pp. 44–49. ^ Andrew Higgins (November 22, 2020). "Along Russia's 'Road of Bones,' Relics of Suffering and Despair". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2021. ^ Interesting, Sometimes (July 17, 2011). "The Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth: Oymyakon, Russia". Sometimes Interesting.

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