Prokofyeva Island

Prokofyeva

The Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk
Prokofyeva
Geography
Location Sea of Okhotsk
Coordinates 55°04′N 138°23′E / 55.067°N 138.383°E / 55.067; 138.383
Archipelago Shantar Islands
Administration
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]

Fauna

In the spring and summer there is a small nesting colony of thick-billed murre on the island.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Kondratyev, A. Y., Litvinenko, N. M., Shibaev, Y. V., Vyatkin, P. S., & Kondratyeva, L. F. (2000). "The breeding seabirds of the Russian Far East". Seabirds of the Russian Far East, 37-81.

Coordinates: 55°04′N 138°23′E / 55.067°N 138.383°E / 55.067; 138.383

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