Konus Island Explained

Konus
Native Name:Конус
Native Name Lang:Russian language
Coordinates:60.5444°N 162.1542°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:258
Pushpin Map:Russia Kamchatka Krai
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russian Federation
Subdivision Type1:Federal subject
Subdivision Name1:Far Eastern Federal District
Subdivision Type2:Krai
Subdivision Name2:Kamchatka Krai

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]

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=44JR8E_hQqwC&dq=ostrov+konus&pg=PA173 Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia
  3. http://mapcarta.com/15350916 Ostrov Konus - Kamtchatski Kray
  4. Othello, of New Bedford, July 17, 1860, Peabody Essex Museum #751.
  5. Milton, of New Bedford, July 9, 1863, July 16, 1863, East Hampton Library.
  6. E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, June 20-21, 1889, July 9, 1889, George Blunt White Library #761.
  7. Josephine, of New Bedford, June 26, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM) #122C.
  8. Mary and Helen, of San Francisco, May 14-17, 1885, July 21-23, 1885, KWM #937.
  9. Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, August 18, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society #490A.