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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 in the , roughly 16 km to the northwest.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov.

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse.

Naukan

Latitude
66.01915° or 66° 1′ 9″ north
Longitude
-169.70819° or 169° 42′ 30″ west
Open location code
92RG279R+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 529316568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q4314287
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Naukan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Наукан”
  • Dutch: “Naoekan”
  • Dutch: “Naukan”
  • French: “Naoukan”
  • French: “Naukan”
  • German: “Meteorologische Station ‘Naukan’”
  • Japanese: “ナウカン”
  • Russian: “Наукан”
  • Slovenian: “Naukan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ناوکان، روسیه”
  • Ukrainian: “Наукан (село)”
  • Ukrainian: “Наукан”
  • Uzbek: “Naukan (village)”
  • Uzbek: “Naukan”

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