Cape Oliutorskii
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Cape Olyutorsky is a cape pointing south in the Bering Sea
, in Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia
. It was named after Alyutors
, a Northern ethnic group.
The Kereks
, a former maritime hunting people of the Russian Bering Sea coast, were living between the cape and the Gulf of Anadyr
.
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....
, in Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It was named after Alyutors
Alyutors
The Alyutors are an ethnic group who lived on the Kamchatka and Chukotka peninsulas of the Russian Far East. Today most of them live in the Koryak Autonomous Okrug. The name also occurs as Olyutorka, a settlement where many of the Alyutors used to live...
, a Northern ethnic group.
The Kereks
Kereks
Kereks are an ethnic group of people in Russia. According to the 2002 census, there were only 8 people registered as ethnic Kereks in Russia. According to the 1897 census there were 102 Kerek. During the twentieth century, Kereks were almost completely assimilated into the Chukchi.-Language:Their...
, a former maritime hunting people of the Russian Bering Sea coast, were living between the cape and the Gulf of Anadyr
Gulf of Anadyr
The Gulf of Anadyr, or Anadyr Bay , is a large bay on the Bering Sea in far northeast Siberia.-Location:The bay is roughly rectangular and opens to the southeast. The corners are Cape Navarin , Anadyr Estuary, Kresta Bay and Cape Chukotsky on the Chukchi Peninsula...
.