Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Chukotka, officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is the easternmost federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East. It shares a border with the Sakha Republic
Frozen wilderness of far northern Chukotka
Painting of Chukchi by Louis Choris, 1816
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in Chukotka, 2008
Uelen on the Arctic Ocean is the easternmost settlement in Russia and the whole of Eurasia.
Anadyr (town)
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Anadyr, or Kagyrgyn, is a port town, the administrative center, and the largest town of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
…Oblast to the south-west, and Kamchatka Krai to the south, as well as a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the U.S. state of Alaska to the east. Anadyr is the largest town and the capital, and the easternmost settlement to have town status in Russia. It is the closest point from Russia to the United…
Bird view of Anadyr
Trinity Church
View of Anadyr from a helicopter
Anadyr Child Creativity Palace, with the Lenin statue in front of the building