Cape Shelagsky
Cape in Chukotskiy autonomous region / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Shelagsky or Cape Shelag (Russian: Мыс Шелагский; Chukot: Ытрин, romanized: Ytrin), also known as Erri by the Siberian Yupik,[1] is a headland situated in eastern Siberia, Russia on the shores of the East Siberian Sea.[2]
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Cape Shelagsky
Мыс Шелагский Erri / Ytrin | |
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Coordinates: 70°06′28″N 170°28′15″E | |
Location | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
Offshore water bodies | East Siberian Sea, Chaun Bay |
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The cape was named after the Shelags, a little-known ethnic group that lived on the Arctic coast to the east of Cape Shelagsky.[3]