Chukchi Peninsula
Easternmost point of continental Asia, near Alaska.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 66°00′00″N 172°00′00″W (66.0000, -172.0000) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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The peninsula is bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east, where at its easternmost point it is only about 60 km from the Seward Peninsula in Alaska, representing the smallest distance between the land masses of Eurasia and North America.
Background
The Chukchi Peninsula is traditionally the home of tribes of the indigenous peoples of Siberia as well as some Russian settlers. Industries on the peninsula include mining (tin, lead, zinc, gold, and coal), hunting and trapping, reindeer raising, and fishing.
Did You Know?
- Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen.
- The peninsula lies along the Northern Sea Route, or Northeast Passage.
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- Wikipedia: Chukchi Peninsula (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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