Naukan (village)
Naukan
Наукан Нывукак (Chukchi (?)) | |
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Interactive map of Naukan | |
Naukan Location of Naukan Naukan Naukan (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | |
| Coordinates: 66°01′38″N 169°42′28″W / 66.02722°N 169.70778°W | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Administrative district | Chukotsky District |
| Founded | 14th century (Julian) |
| • Municipal district | Chukotsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Naukan (village) |
| • Capital of | Naukan (village) |
Naukan (Naukan: Nuvuqaq; Russian: Наукан, Yupik: нывукак "Soddy", Nuvuqaq, Inupiaq: Nuuġaq) 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.