Konus Island

Konus Island is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk.^[2]

Konus Конус
Island
Konus
Coordinates: 60°32′40″N 162°9′15″E[1]
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Far Eastern Federal District
Krai	Kamchatka Krai
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)

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]

References

1. GoogleEarth
2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia
3. 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.