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Encyclopedia > Pevek

Coordinates: 69°42′N 170°17′E / 69.7, 170.283 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Pevek and other Arctic Ocean seaports
Pevek and other Arctic Ocean seaports
View from South side of Pevek
View from East side of Pevek

Pevek (Russian: Певек) is a town in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, situated by the coast of the Chaunskaya Inlet of the East Siberian Sea. Pevek is the northernmost town in Russia. It is located beyond the Arctic Circle. It was founded in 1933, and received a town status in 1967. The town is a large port at the Northern Sea Route. Population: 5,206 (2002 Census);[1] 12,915 (1989 Census).[2] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (488x787, 24 KB)Arctic Ocean Seaports, Churchill, Inuvik, Prudhoe Bay, Barrow, Pevek, Tiksi, Dikson, Dudinka, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (488x787, 24 KB)Arctic Ocean Seaports, Churchill, Inuvik, Prudhoe Bay, Barrow, Pevek, Tiksi, Dikson, Dudinka, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Types of inhabited localities 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. ... East Siberian Sea (Russian: ) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. ... For the fast food restaurant chain, see Arctic Circle Restaurants. ... The Northern Sea Route (Russian Северный морской путь) is a shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Siberian coast of Russia. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... The 1989 Soviet Census was the final and most comprehensive census taken within The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The census officially recorded the popullation of the USSR at 286,717,000, making it the third most populous country in the world. ...


References

  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

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See also

This is a list of the extreme points of Russia, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location in the country. ...

External links

  • Pevek's city info from Vostok Travel.
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Towns in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Administrative center: Anadyr
Coat of arms of Chukotka Bilibino · Pevek Flag of Chukotka
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. ... For other uses, see Anadyr. ... Bilibino (Russian: ) is a town in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalveyem and the Bolshoy Keperveyem Rivers (Kolymas basin) 653 km north-west of Anadyr. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chukotka. ...

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Pevek information (165 words)
Pevek is in the Autonomout Okrug of Chukotka, and located on the Arctic Coast, on Chaunskaya Bay.
Pevek is one of the major industrial cities in the region.
Pevek is the main city of the Chaunsky District of Chukotka.
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