Khatanga is a rural locality (selo) located on the Khatanga River

Khatanga River

The Khatanga River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga River is long; the area of its basin is 364,000 km². It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary...

, on the Taymyr Peninsula

Taymyr Peninsula

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, in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai

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, Russia

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, south of the Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

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. It is one of the northernmost inhabited localities

Northernmost settlements

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 in Russia. Its elevation is 98 ft (30 m) above sea level. Population: 3,450 (2002 Census

Russian Census (2002)

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). The name Khatanga means "large water" in the local Evenki language. The settlement is known to have existed since the 17th century. It is served by Khatanga Airport

Khatanga Airport

Khatanga Airport is an airport in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia located 1 km southeast of Khatanga. It is a major airfield servicing medium-sized airliners. Interceptor aircraft were based here in the 1970s, and the airfield may have been home to deployments from Bratsk...

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Khatanga is sometimes visited by Western sightseers touring the surrounding natural wilderness in Siberia

Siberia

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. Amenities in Khatanga include an airport, a hotel, a natural history museum, and weather reporting stations.