Cape Chelyuskin
мыс Челюскина | |
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 Location of Cape Chelyuskin at the northern end of the Taymyr Peninsula | |
  Cape Chelyuskin | |
| Coordinates: 77°44′0″N 104°15′0″E / 77.73333°N 104.25000°E | |
| Location | Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia |
| Offshore water bodies | Kara Sea Laptev Sea |
Cape Chelyuskin (Russian: Мыс Челюскина, Mys Chelyuskina) is the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent (and indeed of any continental mainland), and the northernmost point of mainland Russia. It is situated at the tip of the Taymyr Peninsula, south of Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The headland has a 17-metre-high (56 ft) light on a framework tower.[1]
Cape Chelyuskin is 1,370 kilometres (850 mi) from the North Pole. Cape Vega is a headland located a little to the west of Cape Chelyuskin. Oscar Bay lies between both capes.[2]