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Chukotsky District ((ロシア語:Чуко́тский райо́н); Chukchi: ) is an administrative〔Law #33-OZ〕 and municipal〔Law #47-OZ〕 district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the easternmost district of the autonomous okrug and the closest part of Russia to the United States. It borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, the Bering Sea in the east, Providensky District in the south, and the Kolyuchinskaya Bay in the west. The area of the district is .〔Official website of Chukotsky District. (Map of the district ) 〕 Its administrative center is the rural locality (a ''selo'') of Lavrentiya.〔 Population: The population of Lavrentiya accounts for 30.2% of the district's total population.〔 The district is populated mainly by indigenous peoples, the majority being either Chukchi or Yupik. The sparse nature of the population means that this is the only district in the autonomous okrug without any urban localities. The ''selo'' of Uelen is located in the district, which is a focal point for indigenous artwork of the region as a whole and the birthplace of Yuri Rytkheu, the first internationally recognized Chukchi writer. ==Geography== Chukotsky District covers the northern half of the Chukchi Peninsula, at the northeastern tip of Eurasia. Prior to 1957, the district was substantially larger, as its territory covered not only present-day Chukotsky District, but also present-day Providensky District, as well as a substantial territory now included in Iultinsky District. Uelen—the easternmost settlement on the Eurasian landmass and famous for its whale bone carving—is located on the district's territory. It also features the most easterly point on the Eurasian landmass: Cape Dezhnev, named after Russian navigator Semyon Dezhnyov. It was formerly the setting for a Dalstroy gulag site and the alleged starting point for Clemens Forell's epic journey in the novel ''As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me''.〔Josef Martin Bauer. ''As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me''. However, the veracity of Bauer's book is suspect (cf. Cornelius Rost, the real name of the book's alleged escapee).〕 The district also includes Big Diomede Island, sometimes called ''Tomorrow Island'' since it is twenty-one hours ahead of its partner Little Diomede, despite being only away across the sea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chukotsky District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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