Shantar Sea
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The Shantar Sea ( Russian : Шантарское море ) is a small coastal sea in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk .
It is bounded to the north by Bolshoy Shantar Island , to the east by Malyy Shantar Island , and to the south by Tugur Bay .
History
The sea was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1853 and 1874. [1] Russian schooners from Mamga also cruised for bowheads in the sea from 1865 to 1871. [2]
References
- ↑ Florida , of Fairhaven, Aug. 1, Sep. 17-20, 1853, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); Sea Breeze , of New Bedford, Aug. 12-14, 1874, G. W. Blunt White Library (GBWL).
- ↑ 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.
54°40′N 137°00′E / 54.667°N 137.000°E / 54.667; 137.000
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