Magadan, city (1989 pop. 152,000), capital of
Magadan region[?],
Russian Far East, a port on the
Sea of Okhotsk. Ship building and fishing are major industries. Magadan is connected with a port (navigable from May to December) and a major airport. A highway leads from Magadan to the
gold-mining region on the upper
Kolyma River[?]. During the
Stalin era, it was a major transit center for prisoners being sent to labor camps.