Zubchaty Island Explained

Zubchaty Island
Native Name:Зубчатый
Native Name Lang:Russian language
Coordinates:60.8°N 207°W
Pushpin Map:Russia Kamchatka Krai
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russian Federation
Subdivision Type1:Federal subject
Subdivision Name1:Kamchatka Krai
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tigilsky District

Zubchaty (Russian: Зубчатый) is an uninhabited island in Shelikhov Gulf of the northeastern Sea of Okhotsk.[1] It lies on the eastern side of Penzhina Bay. It has a serrated summit.[2]

It is within the Tigilsky District of Kamchatka Krai, in the Russian Far East.

History

American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the island from 1863 to 1889. They called it Crag Island.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oceanology. 17 October 2012. 1968. American Geophysical Union.. 227.
  2. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
  3. Milton, of New Bedford, July 13, 1863, July 25, 1863, East Hampton Library.
  4. E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, June 18, 1889, George Blunt White Library #761.