This distinction is now held by the Russian village Uelen in the Chukotsky District, roughly 16 km to the northwest.

In 1648, Semyon Dezhnev reached Naukan, which is commemorated by a monument bust located on Mount Ingegruk.

[4] The eviction of the inhabitants took place in 1954 with the objective of a possible military confrontation with the United States.

[5] The Naukan people were relocated, being partially settled in Chukchi, or moved to places with other Siberian Yupiks.

[6] Today, there are Naukan families living in Chukchi settlements, such as Uelen, Lavrentiya, and Lorino; Siberian Yupik villages, such as Chaplino, Sireniki, and Uelkal; and in the cities of Anadyr, Magadan, and Vologda.