Cape Vega

Cape Vega (Russian: Мыс Вега; Mys Vega) is a headland on the northern shore of the Taymyr Peninsula in the Kara Sea, Russian Federation.

[1] Administratively Cape Vega is part of the Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

[2] It was named after Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's ship SS Vega in which he carried out his Vega Expedition.

[3] This cape should not be confused with another headland named 'Cape Vega' in Taymyr Island.

[4] This Krasnoyarsk Krai location article is a stub.