Konus_Island

Konus Island

Konus Island

Island in Far Eastern Federal District, Russian Federation

Konus Island is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk.[2]

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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

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    GoogleEarth
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    Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia
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    Ostrov Konus - Kamtchatski Kray
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    Othello, of New Bedford, July 17, 1860, Peabody Essex Museum #751.
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    Milton, of New Bedford, July 9, 1863, July 16, 1863, East Hampton Library.
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    E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, June 20-21, 1889, July 9, 1889, George Blunt White Library #761.
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    Josephine, of New Bedford, June 26, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM) #122C.
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    Mary and Helen, of San Francisco, May 14-17, 1885, July 21-23, 1885, KWM #937.
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    Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, August 18, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society #490A.
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