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Chukotka is the second-least-populated federal subject, and the least densely populated federal subject in Russia. The region is the northeasternmost region of Russia, and since the sale of Alaska in 1867, it has been the only part of Russia lying partially in the Western Hemisphere.
The Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula; Russian: Чуко́тский полуо́стров, Chukotskiy poluostrov, short form Russian: Чуко́тка, Chukotka), at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen.
Map of Russia with Chukotka Autonomous Okrug highlighted. This is a list of rural localities in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Чуко́тский автоно́мный о́круг, romanized: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug, IPA: [tɕʊˈkotskʲɪj ɐftɐˈnomnɨj ˈokrʊk]; Chukot: Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ, Chukotkaken avtonomnyken ...
As of 2024, Russia has four autonomous okrugs of its 83 federal subjects. [ a ] The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the only okrug which is not subordinate to an oblast . The Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a part of Arkhangelsk Oblast , the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug are parts of Tyumen Oblast .
Anadyr (Russian: Ана́дырь, IPA: [ɐˈnadɨrʲ] ⓘ; Chukot: Кагыргын, romanized: Kagyrgyn, IPA: [kɑɣərˈɣən]; Southern Chukchi: Въэӈын, romanized: V"èňyn, Central Siberian Yupik: Ўиңа/Ўиңын, romanized: Winga/Wingen, IPA [11]) is a port town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the mouth of the Anadyr River at the ...
The region contains about eighty archaeological and historical sites, many of which are in the vicinity of present-day villages. [15] From the view of non-indigenous people, the area now known as Chukotsky District was a formidable place and was only gradually and tentatively explored in comparison with other areas of Chukotka.
The Chukotka Mountains are one of the two main mountain regions of Chukotka. They rise west and east of the isthmus area of the Chukchi Peninsula, in the central Chukotka region, bounded by the Anadyr Highlands in the southwest. They are composed of mountains of middle height displaying alpine relief, as well as low mountains.
The Predicament of Chukotka's Indigenous Movement: Post-Soviet Activism in the Russian Far North. Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-82346-3. Anna Kerttula (2000). Antler on the Sea. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-3681-8. "The Chukchis". The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. "All Things Arctic". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.