Yupic man with tent and reindeer skin, Kanchalan located in the Chukot Autonomous Region, Siberia Russia

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Chukotka is in Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Far Eastern Federal District. It is the most northeasterly region of Russia, The principal town and administrative center is Anadyr. Chukotka has large reserves of oil, natural gas, coal, gold, and tungsten, which are slowly being exploited, but much of the rural population exists on subsistence reindeer herding, hunting, and fishing. The urban population is employed in mining, administration, construction, cultural work, education, medicine, and other occupations.

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Size: 4350px × 4017px
Location: Chukotka, Siberia, Russia
Photo credit: © Ragnar Th Sigurdsson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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