Prokofyeva Island
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The Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk
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 Prokofyeva Island (Russia)
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| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
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| Archipelago | Shantar Islands |
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| Federal Subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
Prokofyeva (Russian: Ostrov Prokofyeva) is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is one of the Shantar Islands. It lies to the northeast of Bolshoy Shantar Island.
History
Prokofyeva was frequented by American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales between 1855 and 1866.[1]
References
- ↑ Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, July 2, 1855, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Louisa, of New Bedford, July 4, 1858, NWC; Navy, of New Bedford, July 11, 1861, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM); Cicero, of New Bedford, June 2, 1863, KWM; Josephine, of New Bedford, June 25, 1864, KWM; Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sept. 2, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society.
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