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Cape Dezhnev

USA / Alaska / Diomede /
 cape (geography), interesting place
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 Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It is located 82 km across from the eastern Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska. In between, the Diomede Islands and Fairway Rock are located. It is named after Russian navigator Semyon Dezhnev (1605-1672), who discovered it in 1648.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dezhnev
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Coordinates:   66°4'55"N   169°39'30"W

Comments

  • freegon427 (guest)
    ITL Point
  • Roger (guest)
    Anyone know where the German Prisoners were located at Cape Dezhnev? I think they worked in lead mines.