Cape Ukoy Explained

Cape Ukoy (Russian: Mys Ukoy) is a steep, narrow cape in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It consists of high and prominent rocks. Ukoy Bay lies just west of the cape.^[1]

History

American and Russian whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the cape in the 1850s and 1860s.^{[2] [3]} They also anchored off the cape to obtain wood and water.^{[4] [5]}

References

55.6333°N 182°W

Notes and References

1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
2. Lexington, of Nantucket, Sep. 14, 1854, Nantucket Historical Association; Cicero, of New Bedford, Sep. 19, 1862, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM).
3. Storfursten Constantin, of Helsinki, October 1858 and summer 1859. In Lindholm, O. V., Haes, T. A., & Tyrtoff, D. N. (2008). Beyond the frontiers of imperial Russia: From the memoirs of Otto W. Lindholm. Javea, Spain: A. de Haes OWL Publishing.
4. Storfursten Constantin, of Helsinki, October 1859 and October 1860. In Lindholm, O. V., Haes, T. A., & Tyrtoff, D. N. (2008). Beyond the frontiers of imperial Russia: From the memoirs of Otto W. Lindholm. Javea, Spain: A. de Haes OWL Publishing.
5. Josephine, of New Bedford, June 27–29, 1864, KWM; Java, of New Bedford, June 6–8, 1865, KWM.