Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov

Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov is a lighthouse in . Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov is situated nearby to the locality .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse
  • Also known as: “Monument to Semyon Dezhnev” and “Pamyatnik Dezhneva”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naukan.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a deserted Yupik village on Cape Dezhnev, Russia. Prior to 1958, it was the easternmost settlement in the Eurasian continent. This distinction is now held by the Russian village in the , roughly 16 km to the northwest.

Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov

Latitude
66.01933° or 66° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
-169.70973° or 169° 42′ 35″ west
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Inception
September 26th, 1956
Open location code
92RG279R+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7103186745
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q48946923
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Russian—“Monument to Semyon Dezhnyov” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Семён Дежнёв һәйкәле”
  • Hungarian: “Dezsnyev emlékműve”
  • Russian: “Памятник Семёну Дежнёву”

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