Arakamchechen lies north of Cape Chaplino, close to the coast of Chukotka.
This island is inhabited; the main settlement is Yanrakynnot village.
South of it lies Yttygran Island and west of it Penkigney Bay.
Administratively Arakamchechen Island belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of the Russian Federation.
Nowadays this island is popular with tourists who come to enjoy the wildlife.