Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Chukchi Peninsula is located on the eastern coast of Siberia, at approximately 66 degrees North and 172 degrees West. It is the easternmost peninsula of Asia and is part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
At its easternmost point, the Chukchi Peninsula is only about 60 kilometres from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. This narrow stretch of the Bering Strait is the smallest distance between the land masses of Eurasia and North America.
The easternmost point of the Chukchi Peninsula is Cape Dezhnev, located near the village of Uelen. Cape Dezhnev is also the easternmost point of the entire Asian continent.
The Chukchi Peninsula is bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east. The Chukotka Mountains run through its central and western interior.
Industries on the Chukchi Peninsula include mining of tin, lead, zinc, gold, and coal, as well as hunting and trapping, reindeer raising, and fishing. The peninsula also lies along the Northern Sea Route, also known as the Northeast Passage.
The Chukchi Peninsula is traditionally home to tribes of the indigenous peoples of Siberia, alongside some Russian settlers. Indigenous communities have maintained subsistence traditions there including hunting, trapping, reindeer herding, and fishing.