🏔️ Cape Dezhnyov

Russia · Other · 66.08°N, 169.65°W

Cape Dezhnyov or Cape Dezhnev, formerly known as East Cape or Cape Vostochny, is a cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Asia. It is located on the Chukchi Peninsula in the very sparsely populated Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. This cape is located between the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Strait, 82 kilometres (51 mi) across from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska; the Bering Strait is delimited by the two capes. The Diomede Islands and Fairway Rock are located in the midst of the strait.

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Quick facts

Country	Russia
Continent / region	Other
Coordinates (approx.)	66.08°N, 169.65°W · view on map

Cape Dezhnyov is located in Russia, in Other.

More headlands in Russia

Blossom Point · Cape Bering · Cape Billings · Cape Buor-Khaya · Cape Chaplino · Cape Chelyuskin · Cape Chukotsky · Cape Crillon · Cape Elizabeth (Sakhalin) · Cape Fligely.

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