Ust-Belaya

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Coordinates: 65°29′N 173°33′E / 65.483, 173.55

Ust-Belaya (Russian: Усть-Бе́лая) is a village (selo) in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Anadyr and the Belaya Rivers. Population: 936.^{[citation needed]}

There is an important archaeological site of the Siberian Mesolithic period located here. The village is located in the immediate area where famous Chukchi reindeer herder Tenevil lived.

Ust-Belaya was formerly the administrative center of Anadyrsky District.

[edit] External links

• Information about Anadyrsky District on the official website of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (English)
• Alexander B. Dolitsky A Critical Review of "the Mesolithic" in Relation to Siberian Archaeology. Arctic vol. 38, #3 (September 1985) (English)
• Photos of Ust-Belaya