Arakamchechen Island

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.

Arakamchechen (above the center of the photo) and the smaller Yttygran (left of center). The tiny island to the south of Arakamchechen is Nuneangan .
Location of Arakamchechen Island in Chukotka