Colima [river] - Colima

Japanese: コリマ[川] - コリマ

A river that originates in the Kolyma Mountains in northeastern Siberia, Russia, flows north and empties into the East Siberian Sea. It is 2,129 km long. It freezes over from early October to the end of May. There are deposits of limestone and gold dust in the middle reaches of the river. The plains along the upper reaches of the river, as well as the group of camps that existed there, are also called Kolyma. This camp was first built in 1932 for ordinary prisoners, and from 1937 onwards it became a representative camp for victims of the Great Purge. Prisoners were forced to work in harsh natural conditions, and in 1938 more than 40,000 were shot to death.

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Japanese:

ロシア，シベリア北東部，コリマ山脈に発し，北流して東シベリア海に注ぐ川。全長2129km。10月初旬から５月末氷結。中流部には石灰や砂金の埋蔵がある。また，上流域沿岸の平野，ならびにそこにあった収容所群もコリマという。この収容所は，1932年に一般囚人用に造られはじめ，1937年以降は大粛清の犠牲者を送り込む代表的収容所となった。収容者は苛酷な自然環境の下で労働を強いられ，1938年には４万人以上が銃殺された。

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