[1][2] The lake is a traditional sacred site for the indigenous Selkup people of the region.

[3][4][5][6] Chyortovo is located north of the Arctic Circle, in the southeastern part of the okrug.

It is a chain of lakes roughly aligned from west to east.

The lakes' outflow is the Tolka, a left tributary of the Taz, which flows very close to the east.

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