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 Asia. It is located on the Chukchi Peninsula in the very sparsely populated Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.
NASA, Public domain.- Cape
- Description: easternmost point of the Asian continent
- Also known as“Cape Dezheva”“Cape Dezhnyov”“Vostochnyy”
- Historically known as“Cape East”“Cape Vostochny”“East Cape”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naukan.
Cape Dezhnev
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Latitude
66.08033° or 66° 4′ 49″ north
Longitude
-169.6523° or 169° 39′ 8″ west
Open location code
92RG38JX+43
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“Cape Dezhnev” goes by many names.
Դեժնյովի հրվանդանArmenian
Cabo DezhnevaAsturian
Cabu DezhnevaAsturian
Dejnyov burnuAzerbaijani
DezhniovBasque
Мыс ДзяжнёваBelarusian
ДежньовBulgarian
Нос ДежньовBulgarian
Cap DejniovCatalan
Cap DezhnevaCatalan
Mys DezhnëvaCebuano
傑日尼奧夫角Chinese
杰日尼奥夫角Chinese
迭日涅夫角Chinese
Rt DežnjevCroatian
Rt DežnjovCroatian
Děžněvův mysCzech
Děžňovův mysCzech
Kaap DezjnjovDutch
Kabo DeĵnjovEsperanto
Dežnjovi neemEstonian
Vostotšnõi neemEstonian
DezhnevaFinnish
Dezhnevin niemiFinnish
DežnevaFinnish
Dežnevin niemiFinnish
DežnjovinniemiFinnish
ItäniemiFinnish
Cap Oriental (historical)French
Ακρωτήριο ΝτεζνιόβαGreek
Cape DezhnyovHausa
כף דז’נבHebrew
Desnjév-höfðiIcelandic
Tanjung DezhnevIndonesian
Capo DezhnevItalian
Capo DežnëvItalian
デジニョフ岬Japanese
デジネフ岬Japanese
ДежневKabardian
Дежнёв мүйісіKazakh
Дежнёв тумшугуKirghiz
데즈뇨프곶Korean
Dejnyov EvilmaKotava
Promunturium DezhneviiLatin
Dežņova ragsLatvian
Dežniovo kyšulysLithuanian
ДежњовMacedonian
Kapp DezjnjovNorwegian
Mys DezjnjovaNorwegian
Cape DezhnevNorwegian Bokmål
Kapp DezjnjovNorwegian Bokmål
Kapp DezjnjovNorwegian Nynorsk
Mys DezjnjovaNorwegian Nynorsk
Мыс ДежнёваNorwegian Nynorsk
دماغه دژنفPersian
Przylądek DieżniewaPolish
Przylądek DieżniowaPolish
Capul DejnevRomanian
Восточный мысRussian
Дежнева мысRussian
Мыс ДежнёваRussian
Чукотский НосRussian
Rt DežnjevSerbian
Рт ДежњевSerbian
Рт ДежњовSerbian
Dežňovov mysSlovak
Dežnjovov rtSlovenian
Kap DezhnevSwedish
Kap DezjnjovSwedish
ÖstkapSwedish
Kap DeschnjowSwiss German
Дежнёв борыныTatar
แหลมเดจนิออฟThai
Dejnyov BurnuTurkish
Мис ДежневаUkrainian
Мис ДежнєваUkrainian
Мис ДежньоваUkrainian
Dejnyov BurniUzbek
Localities in the Area
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