Valkarkai
Encyclopedia
Valkarkai is a location in the very north of Chaunsky District
, Chukotka
, Russia
on the Chukchi Sea
. It is the site of a polar weather station established in 1932 and was the primary location used in the film How I Ended This Summer
.
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...
, Chukotka
Chukotka
Chukotka may refer to:*Chukchi Peninsula, the northeastern extremity of Asia in the northern part of the Russian Far East*Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia located on that peninsula*2509 Chukotka, an asteroid...
, 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...
on the Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea
Chukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific...
. It is the site of a polar weather station established in 1932 and was the primary location used in the film How I Ended This Summer
How I Ended This Summer
How I Ended This Summer is a 2010 Russian drama film directed by Alexei Popogrebski. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
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