DEZHNEV, CAPE


Meaning of DEZHNEV, CAPE in English

Russian Mys Deshneva

Cape, extreme eastern Russia.

It is the easternmost point of the Chukchi Peninsula and of the entire Eurasian landmass. It is separated from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska by the Bering Strait (see Bering Sea ).

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