Uelen
E1021170
Uelen is a remote Chukchi village on Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula, known as one of the easternmost settlements in Eurasia and a traditional center of Indigenous coastal culture and marine hunting.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uelen site | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rural locality
ⓘ
selo ⓘ village ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Uelen rural settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderProximity | near maritime border between Russia and United States ⓘ |
| climate | Arctic tundra climate ⓘ |
| coast | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communication | limited telecommunications infrastructure ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 66.154 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -169.81 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of Chukchi art and carving
ⓘ
traditional center of Indigenous coastal culture ⓘ |
| distanceToUnitedStates | about 100 kilometers to Alaska across the Bering Strait GENERATED ⓘ |
| district | Chukotsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yupik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Chukchi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalSubject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBefore | 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | head of rural settlement ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | local school ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Uelen airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHealthcareFacility | rural clinic ⓘ |
| historicalRole | traditional coastal settlement of Chukchi people ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the easternmost settlements in Eurasia
ⓘ
bone carving ⓘ walrus ivory carving ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chukchi language
ⓘ
Russian language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chukotka Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bering Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Uelen Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 600 ⓘ |
| powerSupply | diesel power station ⓘ |
| religion |
Indigenous spiritual practices
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | no permanent road connection to Russian highway network ⓘ |
| timeZone | Anadyr Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
marine mammal hunting ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served mainly by air ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +12 ⓘ |
| winterConditions | sea ice present for much of the year ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Uelen site