Cape Dezhnev

Cape Dezhnyov or Cape Dezhnev, formerly known as East Cape or Cape Vostochny, is a cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of . It is located on the in the very sparsely populated of .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: easternmost point of the Asian continent
  • Also known as: “Cap Dezhnev”, “Cape Dezheva”, “Cape Dezhnyov”, “Capo Dezhnev”, “Dejnyov Burni”, “Desnjév höfði”, “Dezhneva”, “Dezhnevin niemi”, “Dezhnevinniemi”, “Dežneva”, “Dežnevin niemi”, “Deznevinniemi”, “Děžněvův mys”, “Itäniemi”, “Kap Deschnew”, “Kap Dezhnev”, “Östkap”, “Rt Dežnjov”, “Vostochnyy”, “Vostotšnõi neem”, “Восточный мыс”, “Дежнева мыс”, “Дежнёва мыс”, “Мис Дежнева”, “Мис Дежнєва”, “Мыс Дежнева”, “Нос Дежньов”, “Чукотский Нос”, “デジネフ岬”, and “迭日涅夫角”
  • Historically known as: “Cape East”, “Cape Vostochny”, and “East Cape”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naukan.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a deserted Yupik village on Cape Dezhnev, Russia.

Cape Dezhnev

Latitude
66.08033° or 66° 4′ 49″ north
Longitude
-169.6523° or 169° 39′ 8″ west
Open location code
92RG38JX+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1834953478
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
4031747
Wiki­data ID
Q650495
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Cape Dezhnev” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դեժնյովի հրվանդան”
  • Asturian: “Cabo Dezhneva”
  • Asturian: “Cabu Dezhneva”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dejnyov burnu”
  • Basque: “Dezhniov”
  • Belarusian: “Мыс Дзяжнёва”
  • Bulgarian: “Дежньов”
  • Catalan: “Cap Dejniov”
  • Catalan: “Cap Dezhneva”
  • Cebuano: “Mys Dezhnëva”
  • Chinese: “傑日尼奧夫角”
  • Chinese: “杰日尼奥夫角”
  • Croatian: “Rt Dežnjev”
  • Czech: “Děžňovův mys”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Dezjnjov”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Deĵnjov”
  • Estonian: “Dežnjovi neem”
  • Finnish: “Dežnevinniemi”
  • Finnish: “Dežnjovinniemi”
  • French: “cap Dejnev”
  • French: “Cap Dejnev”
  • French: “Cap Oriental” (historical)
  • German: “Kap Deschnjow”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Ντεζνιόβα”
  • Hausa: “Cape Dezhnyov”
  • Hebrew: “כף דז’נב”
  • Icelandic: “Desnjév-höfði”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung Dezhnev”
  • Italian: “Capo Dežnëv”
  • Japanese: “デジニョフ岬”
  • Kabardian: “Дежнев”
  • Kazakh: “Дежнёв мүйісі”
  • Kirghiz: “Дежнёв тумшугу”
  • Korean: “데즈뇨프곶”
  • Kotava: “Dejnyov Evilma”
  • Latin: “Promunturium Dezhnevii”
  • Latvian: “Dežņova rags”
  • Lithuanian: “Dežniovo kyšulys”
  • Macedonian: “Дежњов”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Dezjnjov”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Dezjnjov”
  • Norwegian: “Kapp Dezjnjov”
  • Norwegian: “Mys Dezjnjova”
  • Persian: “دماغه دژنف”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Dieżniewa”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Dieżniowa”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Dejniov”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Dezhnev”
  • Romanian: “Capul Dejnev”
  • Russian: “мыс Дежнёва”
  • Russian: “Мыс Дежнёва”
  • Serbian: “Rt Dežnjev”
  • Serbian: “Рт Дежњев”
  • Serbian: “Рт Дежњов”
  • Slovak: “Dežňovov mys”
  • Slovenian: “Dežnjovov rt”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Dezhneva”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Dezhniov”
  • Swedish: “Kap Dezjnjov”
  • Swiss German: “Kap Deschnjow”
  • Tatar: “Дежнёв борыны”
  • Thai: “แหลมเดจนิออฟ”
  • Turkish: “Dejnyov Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Дежньова”
  • Uzbek: “Dejnyov burni”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Дежнёвские источники and Nunak.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Самая восточная континентальная точка Евразии and Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov.

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Worth a closer look: Anadyr and Wrangel Island.

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