Ust-Nera

Russia / Saha / Ust-Nera /
 town, district center

Ust-Nera (Russian: Усть-Нера) is an urban locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Nera and the Indigirka Rivers. Population: 9,457 (2002 Census); 12,535 (1989 Census).
Gold mining is the main occupation in the settlement. The Kolyma Highway was extended northwest to Ust-Nera in 1937. There is an airport and a small museum. River traffic on the Indigirka is limited by the rapids 100 kilometers (60 mi) downstream.
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Coordinates:   64°34'11"N   143°15'27"E
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