Iultin

Russia / Chukotka / Mys Shmidta /
 abandoned / shut down, ghost town
А former urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, part of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. The population is now 0, but only twenty years ago it was 3,120 (1989 Census). The settlement was established to house the workers and administrative staff of the tin and tungsten mines, with transport connections with the port, Egvekinot being constructed by GULAG prisoners. The settlement was abolished in 1995, when mining activities became no longer profitable.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iultin
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Coordinates:   67°52'9"N   178°44'14"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago