Dukat

Russia / Magadan / Dukat /

Urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in the Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 595 kilometers (370 mi) north of Magadan. Population: 1,351 (2010 Census).
In the mid of the 1960s, geologists from Omsukchan discovered a rich ore deposit of silver; and named the settlement of Dukat, founded in 1968, after the ducat, an old trade coin used in Europe. The status of urban-type settlement was assigned by the decision of the Magadan Regional Executive Committee of February 19, 1976.
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Coordinates:   62°34'28"N   155°22'37"E
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