Proper noun
Naukan (uncountable)
Alternative form of Naukanski
History Detail of a USCGS chart from 1937 showing Cape Dezhnev (East Cape) with the historical villages Tunkan, Uelen (Ugelen), Naukan (Nuokan), Enmitahin, and Dezhnevo (Port Dezhnev) marked. Source: Internet
Naukan main About 70 of 400 Naukan people still speak Naukanski. Source: Internet
When a source of that period speaks of stopping or trading at East Cape, either of these locations may be meant, or occasionally the Yupik village Naukan on the southeast shore of the cape, which had less trade because it lacked a good anchorage. Source: Internet