Yanrakynnot (Russian: Янракыннот) is a rural locality (a selo) in Providensky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.
[6] Its name is derived from the Chukchi word for "detached, firm land",[10] although other sources translate it as "the lonely stand",[11] and others still say it means "hard place".
"curved"[10]) lagoon, linked to the administrative center of the district, the urban-type settlement of Provideniya, by an 80-kilometer (50 mi) unpaved road.
[10] The population according to the most recent census data is 338,[3] of whom 185 were male and 153 female,[4] a slight increase on a 2008 estimate of 330.
[11] Yanrakynnot is a traditional Chukchi locality,[14] with the economy being dominated by whaling.