Sakharnaya Golova Island Explained

Sakharnaya Golova Остров Сахарная Голова
Map:	Russia Khabarovsk Krai
Label Position:	none
Location:	Sea of Okhotsk
Coordinates:	54.95°N 168°W
Archipelago:	Shantar Islands
Elevation M:	171
Country:	Russia
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Federal Subject
Country Admin Divisions:	Khabarovsk Krai
Population:	0

Sakharnaya Golova (Russian: Острова Сивучьи Камни, Ostrov Sakharnaya Golova, meaning "Sugarloaf Island") is a small island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk. It is part of the Shantar Islands National Park.

Geography

Sakharnaya Golova is one of the Shantar Islands. It has an elevation of 171 m and lies to the west of Feklistova Island.^[1]

History

The island was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ostrov Sakharnaya Golova. Mapcarta. 9 January 2017.
2. Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, June 21, 1857, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sep. 11, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); Northern Light, of New Bedford, Sep. 19-20, 1874, ODHS; Mary and Helen II, of San Francisco, Aug. 9, 1885, Kendall Whaling Museum; E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, August 31, September 2, September 16-17, 1889, GBWL #761.