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    Cape Dezhnyov, cape, northeastern Russia, which forms the easternmost part of the Chukchi Peninsula and of the entire mainland of Asia. Also called.

  • Cape Dezhnev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Cape Dezhnev or Cape Dezhnyov ( Russian : мыс Дежнёва ) is a cape that forms the most eastern point of Asia , on Chukchi Peninsula in the Bering Strait , in Chukotka ...

  • Cape Dezhnyov --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia

    Britannica online encyclopedia article on Cape Dezhnyov: cape, extreme eastern Russia. Cape Dezhnyov is the easternmost point of the Chukchi Peninsula and of the entire Eurasian ...

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Cape Dezhnyov, cape, northeastern Russia, which forms the easternmost part of the Chukchi Peninsula and of the entire mainland of Asia. Also called East Cape, the cape is separated from Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, by the Bering Strait. The cape is named for the Russian explorer S. I. Dezhnyov, who sailed around it in 1648.



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