Ust-Belaya

Ust-Belaya

Ust-Belaya ( _ru. Усть-Белая) is a village ("selo") in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers. Population: 936.fact|date=November 2007

There is an important archaeological site of the Siberian Mesolithic period located here. The village is located in the immediate area where famous Chukchi reindeer herder Tenevil lived.

Ust-Belaya was formerly the administrative center of Anadyrsky District.

External links

* [http://www.chukotka.org/en/authority/municipal_adm/anadyrskiy_rn/ Information about Anadyrsky District on the official website of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug] en icon
*Alexander B. Dolitsky [http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic38-3-178.pdf A Critical Review of "the Mesolithic" in Relation to Siberian Archaeology] . "Arctic" vol. 38, #3 (September 1985) en icon
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4914793 Photos of Ust-Belaya]


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