Leningradsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Leningradsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Leningradsky is an urban-type settlement in the Shmidtovsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation.

Leningradsky has 3,600 inhabitants dedicated mainly to fishing in the nearby Chukchi Sea and to gold mining. Mys Shmidta Airport is located close by.

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/RS/15/Leningradskiy.html Geographic data]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A419429 Adventures in the Leningradsky area]
* [http://www.wetlands.org/Russia/Ru/getfilefromdb.aspx?ID=69106ae6-7c3e-47ac-8966-b55c11a4fb2f Wetlands]
* [http://www.rdss.info/librarybox/srr/srr1999/papers1/mackey.pdf Gold deposits]


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