Atka is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasynsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolyma Highway, 199 km by road north of the oblast's administrative center Magadan. Population:

Geography

The sources of the Yama are near Atka and the Maltan river flows northwards to the west of the town. The Maymandzhin Range rises above the northern and eastern sides. Atka is on the same longitude as the Sydney, Australia, both lying on the 151st meridian.

History

It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.

Climate

Atka has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with cool, humid summers and severe to extreme winters.