The Northernmost City in Russia

We traveled onward, slowly, but without significant problems. Even the heavily-traveled section of road from the turnoff for Kupol, a major gold mine currently under development, to Pevek wasn’t much of an obstacle, although here we did run across more than one truck that had either gotten stuck in snow or turned over on the slippery shoulder.

The mountains and wooded landscapes gave way to almost Martian vistas. Before nightfall, we made it to the village of Rytkuchi, a reindeer-breeding community on the shores of Chaun Bay. The Expedition has reached the ocean!

Not long after midnight, we arrived in Pevek, the northernmost city in the Russian Federation. At latitude 70° N, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean, it is also the northernmost point on our route. Since leaving Moscow, we’ve traveled 12250 km.