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]

Cape Shelagsky
Мыс Шелагский Erri / Ytrin
Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Location	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,  Russia
Coordinates	70°06′28″N 170°28′15″E
Offshore water bodies	East Siberian Sea, Chaun Bay

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]

Geography

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]

References

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