Chukotka

Proper noun

Meaning

A peninsula in the northeastern extremity of Asia; Chukchi Peninsula

Clipping of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

(astronomy) 2509 Chukotka, an asteroid.

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Currently, Russians in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East are permitted under IWC regulation to take up to 140 gray whales from the North-East Pacific population each year. Source: Internet

“I think that there’s actually a great deal of cooperation between Russia and Alaska or Chukotka and Alaska that we’re often not aware of,” The Executive Director of The Institute of the North, Nils Andreassen remarked. Source: Internet

"On Chukotka, water destroys ancient Eskimo settlements. Source: Internet

If the Onemen Bay is considered part of the river, it also receives the Velikaya River (Chukotka) from the south and the Kanchalan River from the north. Source: Internet

Limited hunting of gray whales has continued since that time, however, primarily in the Chukotka region of northeastern Russia, where large numbers of gray whales spend the summer months. Source: Internet

This process was ultimately destructive to the village-based economy in Chukotka. Source: Internet

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