Naukan
Naukan is a deserted Yupik village on Cape Dezhnev, Russia. Prior to 1958, it was the easternmost settlement in the Eurasian continent. This distinction is now held by the Russian village Uelen in the Chukotsky District, roughly 16 km to the northwest.
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- …is also known as “Meteorologicheskoy Stantsiya Naukan”
- Description: settlement in far eastern Russia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov.
Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov
Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov is a lighthouse, which is situated 550 metres north of Naukan.
Naukan
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Latitude
66.0147° or 66° 0′ 53″ north
Longitude
-169.71414° or 169° 42′ 51″ west
Open location code
92RG277P+V8
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Naukan” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Наукан”
- Chinese: “纳乌坎”
- Dutch: “Naoekan”
- Dutch: “Naukan”
- French: “Naoukan”
- French: “Naukan”
- German: “Meteorologische Station ‘Naukan’”
- German: “Naukan”
- Italian: “Naukan”
- Japanese: “ナウカン”
- Persian: “نائوکان”
- Russian: “Метеорологической Станция Наукан”
- Russian: “Наукан”
- Slovenian: “Naukan”
- South Azerbaijani: “ناوکان، روسیه”
- Swedish: “Naukan”
- Ukrainian: “Наукан”
- Uzbek: “Naukan (village)”
- Uzbek: “Naukan”
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