Pevek's city info

   Pevek is in the Autonomout Okrug of Chukotka, and located on the Arctic Coast, on Chaunskaya Bay. Chukotka is a closed area: special permission is needed to go there. Pevek rarely has foreign visitors.
The population of Pevek is less than 10,000, and decreasing as the mines close. Despite the small size, there is a nice little museum (including info on the nearby gulags), an art salon, and more. Arctic nights are cold, but offer Northern Lights. Summers offer fishing, berry and mushroom picking, a visit to the Chuckchi reindeer-herding village, or the remains of the gulag.
Pevek is one of the major industrial cities in the region. Established in 1930-s, Pevek is now the most northern city in Russia and a large seaport. Pevek received city status on April 6, 1967, and became the first city to the North of the Polar Circle. Pevek is the main city of the Chaunsky District of Chukotka. It is situated in latitude 69'40 North and longitude 170'11 East, above the Polar Circle.