Pevek webcams watch online - the northernmost city in Russia

Pevek webcams can be viewed online on the website. This is a small settlement located in the Far East of Russia in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. It is considered the northernmost city in the country. In Chukchi, the name sounds like “pagyt-kenai”, which means “smelling mountain” in translation. According to legend, at the foot of the mountain, which is located near the modern city, a battle took place between the Chukchi and the Yukagirs. Since it was not customary to bury the dead, the bodies remained in place, so after a while a characteristic smell appeared. The Chukchi did not settle in this territory for a very long time.

In July 1933, these lands were visited by well-known political figures who decided to create the Chaunsky district as part of the Chukotka national district.

Its center was the settlement of Pevek. A little more than ten years later, it was assigned to workers' settlements, and already in 1967 it was transformed into a city. Although the territory on which the settlement is located attracted the attention of sailors long before that. The cape, which is located opposite Pevek, was mentioned by the participants of the second Kamchatka expedition around the 18th century. There are entries about this territory in the diaries of a participant in the Billings campaign.
An interesting fact is that the entire cultural life of the place was concentrated in houses of an unusual shape, which were designed according to the type of yarang - dwellings of the indigenous peoples of the North. They housed a school, a medical center, a library and even a radio station.
In terms of industry, this area is considered the most developed in Chukotka. The first deposits of gold and tin were discovered here, roads, power plants and power lines were built. The city received an impetus for even greater development after the development of a deposit where mercury, gold, silver and other metals were mined.

The Chaunsky district is now also considered one of the major transport hubs of the Autonomous Okrug.

There is an airport from which you can get to Moscow and Anadyr. Also in Pevek is the largest seaport, which stands on the Northern Sea Route. In addition, local authorities believe that exploration of oil and gas fields in the coastal shelf zone will be able to contribute to the creation of a large complex with a transport terminal in the settlement.
The city is located in the arctic climate zone, so it is very cold here, and it lasts for quite a long time, even in summer the air temperature can not exceed +8°C. Moreover, sometimes in the warmest months (July-August) there are frosts. Snow appears already in September. A distinctive feature of this area are strong winds, which can suddenly and quickly intensify up to 30 m/s.
Given the above, the vegetation here is rather sparse. Typical representatives of the tundra predominate: mosses, lichens, undersized shrubs, sedges. There are also many lakes here. Almost half of the territory falls on water bodies. On the islands, you can find relic plants that have survived from the pre-Ice Age, they can not be found anywhere else. In summer, on the shores of the lakes, you can see migratory birds that wake up all the inhabitants of the tundra from hibernation.

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The settlement is washed by the East Siberian Sea from the north, a characteristic feature of which is the abundance of ice cover, fogs, and strong tides. In addition, it is considered the coldest of all the seas of Chukotka. Most of the time it is covered with ice. Exceptions are only in summer, and even in July-August, floating ice remains off the coast.
Pevek is often called the city of romantics. It received such an unusual name due to the activities of geologists who lived here in the Soviet years. Famous scientists Nikolai Chemodanov, Vasily Kitaev, Oleg Kuvaev worked here. In the village, even the Chansky geological exploration department was formed. A lot of research took place on the territory, including those related to the search for gold. Many streets of the city are named after the discoverers of this metal, as well as tin.
We can say that the most positive people live here, who gave another unofficial name to the settlement - the city of daisies. It is worth noting that no one specially seats them here, given the harsh climate. However, in spite of the northern cold, every year they decorate the area. It is especially pleasant to watch this in the summer, when the polar day comes in these parts and the sun practically does not set below the horizon.

Due to the fact that Pevek webcams can be watched online, you can see this natural phenomenon, as well as the northern lights, without leaving your home.