
The northernmost Patriarchal cross was installed in cape Chelyuskin.
Cape Chelyuskin situated in 77.43 northern longitude being the dead end of Taimyr peninsula is the norhternmost point of Eurasia.
Antony, the archibishop of Krasnoyarsk and Yeniseysk, arrived to the cape to take part in installation during his tour along polar territories.
He underlined that this action in collaboration with Taimyr region authorities was aimed to contribute the religious awareness of the people: "The arctic cross erected on the shore of the Artcic ocean demonstrates that even the remoted territories of Russia are connected with the Orthodox core of our nation".