Aliskerovo () is an inhabited locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) in

Bilibinsky District Bilibinsky District (; , ''Bilibinkèn rajon'') is an administrativeLaw #33-OZ and municipalLaw #43-OZ district (raion), one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the west of the autonomous okrug and borders with Chau ...

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka ( ; ), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, is the easternmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. It is an Autonomous okrugs of Russia, autonomous okrug situated in the Russian Far East, and shares a border wi ...

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. Population: 1, a reduction from 7 ( 2002 Census);

Geography

Keperveyem is located just southeast of

Bilibino Bilibino () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Bilibinsky District in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located northwest of Anadyr (town), Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomo ...

, west of the

Ilirney Range The Ilirney Range () is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District. The village of Ilirney is located southwest of the central area of the range. Bilibino is loca ...

and east of Keperveyem and the

Kyrganay Range The Kyrganay Range ( or хребет Кыргонай) is a range of mountains in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. Administratively the range is part of Bilibino District. The village of Keperveyem is located at the feet of the rang ...

. The Chuvanay Range rises to the west and southwest of the town, on the other side of the

Maly Anyuy River The Maly Anyuy (; ''maly'' meaning "little") is a river in the Kolyma (river), Kolyma basin in the Russian Far East. Most of the basin of the Maly Anyuy and its tributaries belongs to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region of Russia. ...

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History

The settlement was founded in 1961Dead-cities.ru.
Entry on Aliskerovo
and named after Soviet geologist , who played a significant role in the discovery and mapping of natural resources in this part of Russia. By 1968, the settlement had a population of around 2,300 inhabitants. The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 ''О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe''
(''Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug''). The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Aliskerovo from Chukotka to other parts of Russia. The Ministry of railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements. By 1998, however, it was mostly depopulated. As of 2009, Aliskerovo is included in the list of settlements currently in the process of being liquidated.Law #33, Article 14.2

Meteorite discovery

meteorite A meteorite is a rock (geology), rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical ...

was recovered here on July 10, 1977. The meteorite was discovered in

alluvium Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

approximately 200,000 years old. It weighed and was classified by the

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history scientific collection, collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, Fungus, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleo ...

as a medium

Octahedrite Octahedrites are the most common Iron meteorite#Structural classification, structural class of iron meteorites. The structures occur because the meteoric iron has a certain nickel concentration that leads to the exsolution of kamacite out of tae ...

, containing (mineral composition determined by X-ray spectral microanalysis): 9.25%

nickel Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...

, 0.42%

cobalt Cobalt is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Co and atomic number 27. As with nickel, cobalt is found in the Earth's crust only in a chemically combined form, save for small deposits found in alloys of natural meteoric iron. ...

, and 0.30%

phosphorus Phosphorus is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol P and atomic number 15. All elemental forms of phosphorus are highly Reactivity (chemistry), reactive and are therefore never found in nature. They can nevertheless be prepared ar ...

.The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System
/ref> Some of its structural features testify to repeated metamorphic influences (impact loads and heating), which occurred during both its extraterrestrial existence and its passage through the atmosphere and fall to Earth including: exhibiting striated

kamacite Kamacite is an alloy of iron and nickel, which is found on Earth only in meteorites. According to the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) it is considered a proper nickel-rich variety of the mineral native iron. The proportion iron:ni ...

, emulsion-like

taenite Taenite is a mineral found naturally on Earth mostly in iron meteorites. It is an alloy of iron and nickel, with a chemical formula of and nickel proportions of 20% up to 65%. The name is derived from the Greek ταινία for "band, ribbo ...

, and the recrystallization of troilite-

daubréelite Daubréelite is a rare sulfide mineral. It crystallizes with Cubic crystal system, cubic symmetry and has chemical composition of Fe2+Cr3+2S4. It usually occurs as black platy aggregates. Naming and history Daubréelite was named after the Frenc ...

nodules.

Demographics

The 2002 census data showed the population to consist of five males and two females, though the population had fallen to just 5 by 2005 according to an environmental impact study on the Kupol Gold Project.Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia
June 2005, prepared by Bema Gold Corporation The population had fallen to just a single person by 2010 according to the official Bilibino District website.

Transport

Aliskerovo is not connected to any other inhabited location by permanent road however, there is a small network of roads within the settlement including:Aliskerovo – Bilibinsky District
at Pochtovik Mail Delivery Company * Улица 70 лет Октября (Ulitsa 70 let Oktyabrya, lit. ''70 Years of October Street'') * Улица Геологов (Ulitsa Geologov, lit. ''Geologists Street'') * Улица Горняцкая (Ulitsa Gornyatskaya) * Улица Егорова (Ulitsa Yegorova) * Улица Полевая (Ulitsa Polevaya, lit. ''Field Street'') * Улица Проточная (Ulitsa Protochnaya, lit. ''Flow Street'') * Улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. ''Central Street'') * Улица Школьная (Ulitsa Shkolnaya, lit. ''School Street'')

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Urban-type settlements in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Ghost towns in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Populated places established in 1961 1961 establishments in the Soviet Union Bilibinsky District