Chukotsk or Chukchi: Some Thoughts on the Transposition of Soviet Geographical Names

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Sinclair, D.A., Topchy, V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1961
• Subjects: Active layer; Thumb; Arctic; Chukchi
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66731

. To some cartographers and gazetteer writers the transposition of Russian geographical names into English may seem a subject well suited for an arbitrary rule of thumb; but is it? . The reason for the current trend towards indiscriminate transliteration of Soviet geographical names is not far to se...