Cape Ryty
Cape Ryty is a cape on the northwest coast of Lake Baikal, in the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. The cape was named Ryty because of dried river horns, which form a dug-out image of narrow twisting ravines, pointing to Baikal.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 450 metres (1,470 feet)
- …is also known as “Rytyj”
- …was formerly known as “Ухэр-Хушун”
- Description: Cape in the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia
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Latitude
53.83469° or 53° 50′ 5″ north
Longitude
108.07365° or 108° 4′ 25″ east
Open location code
9P5CR3MF+VF
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Cape Ryty” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Rıtıy burnu”
- Cebuano: “Mys Khyr-Khotun”
- Cebuano: “Mys Ryty”
- Cebuano: “Mys Rytyy”
- Cebuano: “Мыс Рытый”
- Hausa: “Cape Ryty”
- Russian: “Мыс Рытый”
- Russian: “Рытый (мыс)”
- Russian: “Рытый”
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Highlights include The Source of the River Lena and Lena River.
Irkutsk Oblast: Highlights
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