Chelyuskin
[ chel-yoo s-kin; Russian chyi-lyoos-kyin ]
/ tʃɛlˈyʊs kɪn; Russian tʃyɪˈlyus kyɪn /
noun
Cape,
a cape in the Russian Federation in Asia: the northernmost point of the Asia mainland.
Example sentences from the Web for chelyuskin
Chelyuskin's original account is found in the same volume, pp. 61-65.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait |Peter LauridsenHence he has been entirely unable to decide whether the old doubts concerning Chelyuskin's results could be revived or not.
Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait |Peter LauridsenA few years before the voyage of the Vega, Chelyuskin's trustworthiness was still doubted.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II |A.E. NordenskieoldChelyuskin, Cape, in Siberia, the most northerly point in the Eastern hemisphere.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for chelyuskin
Chelyuskin
/ (Russian tʃɪˈljuskin) /
noun
Cape Chelyuskin
a cape in N central Russia, in N Siberia at the end of the Taimyr Peninsula: the northernmost point of Asia