Mys Shmidta
in Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
68.893 and -179.409 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 68° 53' 35" and W -179° 24' 31"
Currency and Currency Code:
Ruble - RUB
Spoken languages:
Russian, Tatar, Komi, Chechen, Chuvash, Bashkir
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:36 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Anadyr
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
2:26 am and 9:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.068 and -12.312 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
References
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Discover Mys Shmidta

Mys Shmidta in Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug is a place in Russia about 3,624 mi (or 5,833 km) east of Moscow, the country's capital city.

Current time in Mys Shmidta is now 05:36 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Anadyr with an UTC offset of 12 hours. Unfortunatly there are no larger airports in the vicinity of this location. The sidebar provides some ideas about how to get here.

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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Mys Shmidta Airport

Mys Shmidta Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Мыс Шмидта), also known as Cape Shmidt Airport, is a former military airbase in the Shmidtovsky District of Chukotka, Russia. It is located 3 kilometres southeast of Mys Shmidta. It is a major airfield with a 2,450 by 60 metres ( ft ×  ft) concrete tarmac. It was built in 1954 as an Arctic staging base for intercontinental bomber flights, with caretaker services provided by OGA (Arctic Control Group).

Located at 68.8683, -179.376 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Russian Air Force bases, Soviet Air Force bases, Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Chukchi Sea, Populated places of Arctic Russia

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Мыс Шмидта