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Zubchaty Island

Coordinates: 60°48′N 162°45′E / 60.800°N 162.750°E / 60.800; 162.750
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Zubchaty Island
Зубчатый
Zubchaty Island is located in Kamchatka Krai
Zubchaty Island
Zubchaty Island
Coordinates: 60°48′N 162°45′E / 60.800°N 162.750°E / 60.800; 162.750
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai
DistrictTigilsky 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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oceanology. American Geophysical Union. 1968. p. 227. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  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.