dependent on whale and walrus hunting, archeologists have also unearthed early examples of the indigenous peoples ivory carvings, a number of which are now held at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography in St. Petersburg. Transport Uelen is not connected by road to any other part of the world and is 100 km from the district centre, Lavrentiya. However, there is a small network of roads in the village including: Улица Дежнева (Ulitsa Dezhneva, lit. Dezhnyov Street) Улица Ленина (Ulitsa Lenina, lit. Lenin Street) Улица Набережная (Ulitsa Naberezhnaya, lit. Quay Street) Climate Uelen has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Chukotsky district endures extreme Arctic weather, with an average winter low of in January, though Uelen's average January temperature is slightly higher at . February is the coldest month. The average July temperature is slightly higher at than the district average for the month of , and the overall annual average of is also higher than the district average of . Snow storms in the winter from the north cause harsh frosts and drifting snow, whilst southerly blizzards bring large snowfalls and sudden thaws. The area is also very windy, reaching annually and every two decades. Spring weather is a little milder than winter weather if still below freezing. Due to the position of Uelen by the sea coast there are also many instances of fog and mist per year with the result that sunshine hours are very low especially when the adjacent ocean begins to thaw. The record high is on July 16, 1960, and the record low is on January 29, 1989. See also List of inhabited localities in Chukotsky District References Notes Sources Strogoff, M, Brochet, P-C and Auzias, D. Petit Futé: Chukotka, "Avant-Garde" Publishing House, 2006. External links Krupnik, Igor and Mikhail Chlenov (2007). The end of “Eskimo land”: Yupik relocation in Chukotka, 1958–1959 Études/Inuit/Studies 31 (1–2) pp 59–81. Includes some material on Dezhnevo relocation. Aerial photo of Uelen Photo gallery of Uelen Rural localities in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukchi Sea Road-inaccessible communities of Russia