Konus
Конус | |
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  Konus | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′40″N 162°9′15″E / 60.54444°N 162.15417°E [1] | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Kamchatka Krai |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Konus Island is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk. [2]
Geography
Konus Island is 1.3 km long and 0.7 km wide. It is located off the eastern coast of Penzhina Bay, separated from the continental shore by a 3 km-wide sound. Administratively, it belongs to the Kamchatka Krai. [3] Ivyinichaman Island (Ивиньичаман) is located 7 km to the southwest.
History
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the island from 1860 to 1889. They called it Shag Rock. [4] [5] [6] Ships also anchored off the island to get coal [7] [8] and to trade with the natives for deer, fish, and berries. [9]
References
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia
- ^ Ostrov Konus - Kamtchatski Kray
- ^ Othello, of New Bedford, July 17, 1860, Peabody Essex Museum #751.
- ^ Milton, of New Bedford, July 9, 1863, July 16, 1863, East Hampton Library.
- ^ E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, June 20-21, 1889, July 9, 1889, George Blunt White Library #761.
- ^ Josephine, of New Bedford, June 26, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM) #122C.
- ^ Mary and Helen, of San Francisco, May 14-17, 1885, July 21-23, 1885, KWM #937.
- ^ Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, August 18, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society #490A.
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