Chukchi Peninsula - Wikipedia
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 …
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - Wikipedia
The Chukchi Peninsula projects eastward forming the Bering Strait between Siberia and the Alaska Peninsula, and encloses the north side of the Gulf of Anadyr. The peninsula's easternmost point, Cape Dezhnev, is also the easternmost point of mainland Russia.
Chukchi | Eskimo-Aleut, Siberia, Arctic | Britannica
Chukchi, people inhabiting the northeasternmost part of Siberia, the Chukotskiy (Chukotka) autonomous okrug (district) in Russia. They numbered 14,000 in the late 20th century and are divided into two chief subgroups, reindeer Chukchi and maritime Chukchi.
Chukchi people - Wikipedia
The Chukchi, or Chukchee (Chukot: Ԓыгъоравэтԓьэт, О'равэтԓьэт, Ḷygʺoravètḷʹèt, O'ravètḷʹèt), are a Siberian ethnic group native to the Chukchi Peninsula, the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean [4] all within …
The Chukchi: Who are the people of Russia’s freezing northeast?
2016年8月24日 · Just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, the region of Chukotka has the most severe natural conditions in Russia but still supports small communities – including settlements where the...
15 incredible PHOTOS of Chukotka - Russia Beyond
Chukotka is a peninsula at world’s end — more specifically the easternmost point of Russia. Here in this harsh land lies the country’s northernmost town, Pevek, which is lashed by strong winds...
Chukotka | Russia, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月18日 · Chukotka, autonomous okrug (district), Russia, in the extreme northeastern portion of Siberia. Apart from the basin of the Anadyr River, most of the okrug is mountainous or hilly. Almost everywhere a severe Arctic climate permits only tundra vegetation, with some stunted forest in the south.
Chukchi - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月17日 · The Chukchi are an Arctic people who chiefly inhabit the Chukchi peninsula, or Chukotka, in the extreme northeastern section of Siberia that faces North America across the Bering Strait.
Chukotka: The ethereal nature of Russia’s most ... - Russia Beyond
The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the easternmost region of Russia and Eurasia, a real edge of the earth. And it is very different from all other regions of the country. It’s a peninsula...
Chukchi Peninsula | Encyclopedia.com
Chukchi Peninsula (chōōk´chē), northeastern extremity of Asia, terminating in Cape Dezhnev, Russian Far East. Washed by the E Siberian and Chukchi seas in the northeast, the peninsula is the eastern extension of the Anadyr mountain range.