NE extremity of Asia, in Russia; bounded N by the Chukchi Sea, E by the Bering Strait, and S by the Anadyrskiy Zaliv gulf of the Bering Sea; rises to heights above 1000 m/3300 ft; its E point is Cape Dezhnev.
The Chukchi Peninsula, Chukotski Peninsula or Chukotsk Peninsula, at about 66° North, 169° East, is the northeastern extremity of Asia. It is bordered by the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east.
The peninsula was traditionally the home of the native Chukchi people, Siberian Yupiks, Koryaks, Chuvans, Evens/Lamuts, Yukagirs, and some Russian settlers.
The peninsula lies along the Northern Sea Route (the Northeast passage).
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