Valkarkay

Valkarkay is a bay in the very north of , , on the Chukchi Sea. It is the site of a polar weather station established in 1932 and was the primary location used in the film How I Ended This Summer.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lagoon
  • Description: lagoon in Russia
  • Also known as: “Laguna Val’karay” and “Laguna Val’karkay”

Valkarkay

Latitude
70.08158° or 70° 4′ 54″ north
Longitude
170.96731° or 170° 58′ 2″ east
Open location code
CV2G3XJ8+JW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1168414934
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lagoon
Geo­Names ID
2131741
Wiki­data ID
Q4103067
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Valkarkay” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Valkarkay”
  • Cebuano: “Laguna Val’karay”
  • Russian: “Валькаркай”
  • Russian: “лагуна Валькаркай”
  • Russian: “Лагуна Валькаркай”

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