Dezhnev

Dezhnev
/dezh"nef, -nee awf'/; Russ. /dyi zhnyawf"/, n.
Cape, a cape in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Bering Strait: the northeasternmost point of Asia. Also called East Cape.

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  • Dezhnev — [dyezh′nye vədyezh′nyev] Cape cape at the northeasternmost point of Asia, in Russia, projecting into Bering Strait: also Cape Dezhneva [dyezh′nye və] …   English World dictionary

  • Dezhnev — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Cape Dezhnev Semyon Dezhnyov …   Wikipedia

  • Dezhnev — De•zhnev [[t]ˈdɛʒ nɛf, niˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. geg Cape, a cape in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Bering Strait: the northeasternmost point of Asia …   From formal English to slang

  • Dezhnev — /dɪʒˈnjɛf/ (say dizh nyef) noun Cape, a cape in north eastern Russia, on the Bering Strait; the north easternmost point of Asia. Formerly, East Cape …  

  • Dezhnev — /dezh nef, nee awf /; Russ. /dyi zhnyawf /, n. Cape, a cape in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Bering Strait: the northeasternmost point of Asia. Also called East Cape …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dezhnev, Cape — or Russian Mys Dezhneva geographical name cape NE Russia in Asia at E end of Chukchi Peninsula …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dezhnev,Cape — Dezh·nev (dĕzhʹnəf, dĕzh nē ôfʹ, dĭzh nyôfʹ), Cape also East Cape. A cape of extreme northeast Russia on the Bering Strait opposite Alaska. It is the easternmost point of Asia. * * * …   Universalium

  • Dezhnev, Cape — Russian Mys Deshneva Cape, extreme eastern Russia. It is the easternmost point of the Chukchi Peninsula and of the entire Eurasian landmass. It is separated from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska by the Bering Strait (see Bering Sea). * * * …   Universalium

  • Cape Dezhnev — Headlands and islands of the Bering Strait as seen from a point 25 miles south of the Diomede Islands. Cape Dezhnev on the far left. Cape Dezhnyov or Cape Dezhnev (Russian: мыс Дежнёва; formerly East Cape or Cape Vostochny) is a cape that forms… …   Wikipedia

  • Nikolai Dezhnev — Nikolái Borísovich Dezhnev (Moscú, 18 de mayo de 1946) es un destacado escritor ruso moderno. Dezhnev es el seudónimo utilizado por Nikolái Borísovich Popóv. Contenido 1 Biografía 2 Obras escogidas 3 Enlaces externos …   Wikipedia Español

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