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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Meteorological station
- Description: settlement in far eastern Russia
- Also known as: “Meteorologicheskoy Stantsiya Naukan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov.
Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov
Lighthouse
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Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov is a lighthouse, which is situated 550 metres north of Naukan.
Naukan
- Categories: former settlement, archaeological site, and abandoned village
- Location: Chukotka, Russian Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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’”
- Japanese: “ナウカン”
- Russian: “Метеорологической Станция Наукан”
- Russian: “Наукан”
- Slovenian: “Naukan”
- South Azerbaijani: “ناوکان، روسیه”
- Ukrainian: “Наукан (село)”
- Ukrainian: “Наукан”
- Uzbek: “Naukan (village)”
- Uzbek: “Naukan”
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