Yuzhny, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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Yuzhny is a urban-type settlement
in Chaunsky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
, situated south east of Chaunskaya Bay
, about 70km south of Pevek
, the administrative centre for the district. Krasnoarmeysky
is to the north, Komsomolsky
to the south and the former mining settlement of Maisky to the east.
system. As with many mining settlements, Yuzhny was officially abandoned in 1998, and is in the process of being formally liquidated since it is no longer profitable to extract gold in the area.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District
Chaunsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the northern shore of the autonomous okrug and in terms of the administrative divisions borders Shmidtovsky District in the northeast, Anadyrsky District in the...
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated south east of Chaunskaya Bay
Chaunskaya Bay
The Chaunskaya Bay or Chaun Bay is an Arctic bay in the East Siberian Sea, in the Chaunsky District of Chukotka, northeast Siberia.The bay is open to the north and is 140 km in length. Its maximum width is 110 km. Its mouth is defined by Cape Shelagsky to the east and an unnamed part of...
, about 70km south of Pevek
Pevek
Pevek is a town and Arctic port in Chaunsky District, part of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. After Anadyr and Bilibino it is the third largest town in Chukotka. Population: Municipally, the town is subordinated to Chaunsky Municipal district and together with Apapelgino and Yanranay, is...
, the administrative centre for the district. Krasnoarmeysky
Krasnoarmeysky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoarmeysky is an inhabited locality in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 0 ; -History:...
is to the north, Komsomolsky
Komsomolsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Komsomolsky is an inhabited locality in Chaunsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located about south-west of Pevek, the administrative centre of the district...
to the south and the former mining settlement of Maisky to the east.
History
Yuzhny was the first of the gold mines to be opened in Chukotka in 1950. Having started out as a normal business employing prospectors, the mines became part of Chaunchukotlag, the local division of the GULAGGulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
system. As with many mining settlements, Yuzhny was officially abandoned in 1998, and is in the process of being formally liquidated since it is no longer profitable to extract gold in the area.