page_title: Cape Dezhnev
hierarchical_section_title: Cape Dezhnev
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing showing the appearance of the headlands and islands of the Bering Strait, as viewed from the south.
context_page_description: 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. This cape is located between the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Strait, 82 kilometres across from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska; the Bering Strait is delimited by the two capes. The Diomede Islands and Fairway Rock are located in the midst of the strait.
context_section_description: Cape Dezhnyov or Cape Dezhnev (Russian: мыс Дежнёва; Eskimo-Aleut languages: Tugnehalha), 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. This cape is located between the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Strait, 82 kilometres (51 mi) across from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska; the Bering Strait is delimited by the two capes. The Diomede Islands and Fairway Rock are located in the midst of the strait.
caption: Headlands and islands of the Bering Strait as seen from a point 25 miles (40 km) south of the Diomede Islands. Cape Dezhnev on the far left.
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