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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 Dezhnyov (cape, Russia) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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Cape Dezhnev (dĕzh`nəf, Russ. dyāsh`nyəf) or East Cape, northeasternmost point of Asia, Russian Far East, on Chukchi Peninsula and on the Bering Strait.
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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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