Prokofyeva Island Explained

Prokofyeva
Map:	Russia Khabarovsk Krai
Location:	Sea of Okhotsk
Coordinates:	55.0667°N 161°W
Archipelago:	Shantar Islands
Country:	Russia
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Federal Subject
Country Admin Divisions:	Khabarovsk Krai

Prokofyeva (Russian: Ostrov Prokofyeva) is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk.^[1] 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 1885.^[2]

Fauna

In the spring and summer there is a small nesting colony of thick-billed murre on the island.^[3]

References

55.0667°N 161°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Office, United States Hydrographic. Sailing Directions for the East Coast of Siberia: Mys Otto Shmidta to Sakhalinskiy Zaliv (Sakhalin Gulf).. 1952. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
2. 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); Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sept. 2, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society; Mary and Helen II, of San Francisco, Aug. 9, Aug. 23, 1885, KWM.
3. 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.