Cape Dezhnev

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Cape Dezhnev is the easternmost point of the Asian continent, located on the Chukchi Peninsula facing the Bering Strait.

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Cape Dezhnev canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
headland
administrativeDistrict Chukotsky District
climate Arctic climate
continent Asia
country Russia
distanceToOppositePoint about 82 kilometers to Cape Prince of Wales
ethnicRegion Chukchi
extremeDirection easternmost point of the Asian continent
extremePointOf Asia
Russia
feature rocky shoreline
steep cliffs
federalSubject Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
formerName Cape Vostochny
East Cape
geologicalSetting northeastern edge of the Eurasian landmass
hasLighthouse yes
historicalSignificance marker of boundary between Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea
site of early Russian exploration of the Far East
latitudeApprox 66°N
locatedIn Chukchi Peninsula
Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
locatedOn Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Chukchi Sea
Pacific Ocean
longitudeApprox 169°W
namedAfter Semyon Dezhnev
namedAfterOccupation Russian explorer
navigationHazard fog
sea ice
strong currents
nearbySettlement Lavrentiya
Uelen
nearbyWaterBody Bering Sea
Chukchi Sea
oceanCurrent Bering Sea currents
oppositePointAcrossStrait Alaska
Cape Prince of Wales
partOf Bering Land Bridge region
linked to: Bering Land Bridge
region Chukotka
seaRoute Northern Sea Route vicinity
separatedBy Bering Strait
separatedFrom North America
strategicImportance navigation in Bering Strait
timeZone Anadyr Time

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Chukchi Peninsula extremePoint Cape Dezhnev
Chukchi Peninsula cape Cape Dezhnev