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Ushakovskoye, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Ushakovskoye (Russian: Ушаковское) was a rural locality (a selo) on the south east coast of Wrangel Island, Shmidtovsky District in the Russian Arctic that was deserted in 2003. Ushakovskoye was named after the explorer and founder of the polar station in Rogers Bay, Georgy Ushakov, who discovered a number of new islands in the Russian arctic. The settlement was founded as part of an attempt by Russia to assert sovereignty over the island following attempts by British and Canadian parties to claim the island and in 1935 was the scene of a grisly murder committed by the local governor. The whole area experiences a severe, almost year-round arctic climate, with temperatures rarely above freezing.
Ushakovskoye
Ушаковское | |
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Coordinates: 70°58′51″N 178°29′27″W | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Founded | 1926[1] |
Time zone | UTC+12 (MSK+9 ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 77715000131 |