Cape Shelagsky | |
Other Name: | Russian: Мыс Шелагский Erri / Ytrin |
Type: | Cape |
Map: | Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
Map Width: | 250px |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, |
Water Bodies: | East Siberian Sea, Chaun Bay |
Coordinates: | 70.1078°N 170.4708°W |
Cape Shelagsky or Cape Shelag (Russian: Мыс Шелагский; Ытрин|translit=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]
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]
It is the eastern headland at the entrance of Chaun Bay. The cape is located at the western end of the Shelag Range, the northwesternmost subrange of the Chukotka Mountains.[4]