Cape Chelyuskin
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Cape Chelyuskin (Russian: мыс Челюскина) is the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent. It is situated at the tip of the Taymyr Peninsula, south of Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It was initially called Cape East-Northern, but was renamed in 1842 to honor Semion Chelyuskin who described the area during an exploration in May, 1742.
Weather and hydrology research base "Polar Station Cape Chelyuskin" was constructed in 1932, and headed by Ivan Papanin. It was renamed the "E. K. Fyodorov Hydrometeorological Observatory" in 1983.
The cape hosts the northernmost airfield in Eurasia.
[edit] External links
- 17th Century Cape Exploration note
- Russian-Soviet polar stations and their role in the Arctic Seas exploration
- North Pole Drifting Stations (1930s-1980s)
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