Cape Dezhnyov

Cape DezhnyovNASA satellite image of Cape Dezhnyov, the easternmost point of the Chukchi Peninsula, Russia (left), with the Bering Strait (centre) and the Seward Peninsula of Alaska, U.S. (right).

Cape Dezhnyov, cape, extreme eastern Russia. Cape Dezhnyov 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. The Russian name was given in 1879 in honour of a Russian explorer S.I. Dezhnyov, who with F.A. Popov first rounded it in 1648.

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Article Title: Cape Dezhnyov
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 07 December 2011
Access Date: February 22, 2025