Arctic Cape

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The Arctic Cape is the northernmost point of Komsomolets Island, which in turn is the northernmost island of the Russian Severnaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Its coordinates are approximately 81°13' N and 95°15' E.

The Arctic Cape is sometimes used as starting point for expeditions to the North Pole.

Although the Arctic Cape is situated in the extreme north of the country, it is not the northernmost point of Russia. This distinction goes to Cape Fligeli (mys Fligeli) on Rudolf-Island (ostrow Rudolfa), an island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago.

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