Country:
RussiaChukotka
Value:
World value
Duration:
2–3 days
Cost:
free
Founded:
1953–1995
GPS:
Иультин
Country:
RussiaRegion:
Chukotka
Иультин
Other names:
Иультин
,
Iultin
Value:
World value
Visit duration:
2–3 days
Price (adult):
free
Why Top:
Abandoned mining town in Chukotka
Description:
Iultin was founded in 1953 as a mining settlement for tin and tungsten. After the mines closed in 1995, the town was abandoned. Today only empty apartment blocks, rusted rails, and machinery remain in the tundra.
Facts:
Tin and tungsten mining settlement
Categories:
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Emergency:
112
Info:
Safety:
Remote Arctic
Tips:
Ruins of houses, mines, railway
Connection:
No GSM
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