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Encyclopedia > Bilibino

Bilibino (Russian: Били́бино) is a town in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalveyem and the Bolshoy Keperveyem Rivers (Kolyma's basin) 653 km north-west of Anadyr. Population: 6,181 (2002 Census). The town is home to the world's northernmost nuclear power plant opened in 1976. Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: , transliteration: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ), or Chukotka (), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Look up confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Kolyma River (Колыма́) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Republic of Sakha, Chukotka, and Magadan oblast. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Anadyr (), formerly called Novo-Mariinsk, is the capital of Chukotka region, and is located at the mouth of the Anadyr River, at 64°42′ N 177°14′ E. It has a population of about 10,000. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... A nuclear power station. ...


The construction of the settlement started in 1955. Town status granted in 1993.



Coat of arms of Chukotka Towns in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Flag of Russia
Administrative center: Anadyr

Bilibino | Pevek Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: , transliteration: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug; Chukchi: Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ), or Chukotka (), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Pevek and other Arctic Ocean Seaports Pevek is a city in north-east Russia situated by the coast of the Arctic Ocean. ...

Coordinates: 68°3′N 166°27′E. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 
 

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