Uelkal
Encyclopedia
Uelkal is a village (selo) in Iultinsky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
. Population: 258 (2003 est.); of whom 208 were indigenous people, up from 202 the previous year. The village is located approximately 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot
, at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay
. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement.
, a medical assistant-midwife centre, a pharmacy, a communications centre, and a store. The main sources of livelihood for the residents of this town are hunting seal
s, walrus
, and whale
s.
route for US-made lend-lease
warplanes to Russia. During the mid-1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency suspected that a major bomber staging base was being built at Uel Kal capable of reaching United States , however the Soviets instead built the facility at Anadyr
Ugolny Airport
102 miles (165 km) to the west and the Uel Kal airfield fell into decline.
As of 2002, it had 258 inhabitants, of whom 202 were indigenous people.
Iultinsky District
Iultinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the eastern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, Providensky District in the east, Gulf of Anadyr in the southeast, and...
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
, 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...
. Population: 258 (2003 est.); of whom 208 were indigenous people, up from 202 the previous year. The village is located approximately 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) away from the administrative centre of Egvekinot
Egvekinot
-Culture and sights:At the airport is a monument to the MI-8 helicopter, a common site in the air over Chukotka.There is a museum in the settlement which deals mainly with local history, people, and archeology, as well as a cultural centre, home to the Zalivskiye Napevy folk chorus, the Sone song...
, at the western side of the mouth of Kresta Bay
Kresta Bay
The Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf is a large bay of the Gulf of Anadyr on the southern coast of the Chukotka Peninsula, Russian Federation....
. Municipally, Uelkal is subordinated to Iultinsky Administrative District and incorporated as Uelkal Rural Settlement.
Economy
The village has a secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, a medical assistant-midwife centre, a pharmacy, a communications centre, and a store. The main sources of livelihood for the residents of this town are hunting seal
Pinniped
Pinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semiaquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae .-Overview: Pinnipeds are typically sleek-bodied and barrel-shaped...
s, walrus
Walrus
The walrus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and Odobenus genus. It is subdivided into three subspecies: the Atlantic...
, and whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s.
History
During World War II, this was the eastern stage on the Uelkal-KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
route for US-made lend-lease
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
warplanes to Russia. During the mid-1950s, the Central Intelligence Agency suspected that a major bomber staging base was being built at Uel Kal capable of reaching United States , however the Soviets instead built the facility at Anadyr
Anadyr
Anadyr may refer to:*Anadyr , a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia*Anadyr River, a river in Russia*Operation Anadyr*Gulf of Anadyr*Anadyr Estuary...
Ugolny Airport
Ugolny Airport
Ugolny Airport is a mixed-use military and civil airfield in Siberia located 11 km east of Anadyr, separated from the town by the waters of Anadyrsky Liman...
102 miles (165 km) to the west and the Uel Kal airfield fell into decline.
As of 2002, it had 258 inhabitants, of whom 202 were indigenous people.