Two times per year, the Nenets of the Yamal Peninsula migrate 60 kilometers over the frozen Ob, a bay of the Arctic Ocean. This exceptional relocation can take as long as 24 hours. There is no field en route in it meaning it is a race to get to the opposite side before the reindeer […]
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March is the best month for the explorers to visit Yamal and to observe the Reindeer Herder’s celebration. The Reindeer Herder’s Festival is a one-day occasion, celebrated yearly in the Salekhard and Aksarka, the two significant towns inside the Yamalo-Nenets district in the Russian Arctic. In 2020, the celebration will happen on March 28th in […]