Cruises from Pevek
Pevek is the most northerly town in mainland Asia, an Arctic natural harbour port in the East Siberian Sea. It lies on the Northern Sea Route (formerly Northeast Passage), free of ice for two months of the year, and connects with shipping to the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok. The town was established after WW1 as a port for mineral exports, and several gulags mined gold, mercury, black coal, tin and uranium. Now most mining is unprofitable and in decline, as is the town’s population (now around 4000), and its infrastructure is not maintained. Read more