[5] The placement of the settlement owes much to a sizeable polynya at the shore of the village,[9][10] allowing the inhabitants to hunt all year round.

[12] Nearby is a marine grotto called "Sochi" after the Black Sea resort, which the villagers use for swimming in the summer.

[12] The existence of the polynya attracts a wide variety of sea life, numerous[11] species of whales and seals inhabit the area, and the village is situated along the main spring migration route of the Bowhead whale, the target of the majority of the Yupik inhabitants hunting.

[9] To the east of the village, the Imtuk Lagoon is rich in fish[9][10] and the inhabitants catch cod during the winter and salmon in the summer.

[9] there are also a wide range of different bird species that nest in the high cliffs surrounding the village, including puffins and gulls.

[11] Sireniki is the only historically Yupik settlement in Chukotka,[9][10] and the village has been established on the same site for 2-2,500 years,[9][10] and originated because it was situated on the migration route of whales.

[13][14][15][clarification needed] On September 10, 2010, a law was passed abolishing Novoye Chaplino and Sireniki at municipal level.