Cape Bol'shoy Dugandzha

Cape Bol'shoy Dugandzha (Russian: Mys Bol'shoy Dugandzha) is a steep cape in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It rises to a height of 250 m (820 ft) and forms the eastern point of Lyutsun Bay and the western point of Tugursky Bay.[1]

History

American whaleships hunted bowhead whales off the cape between 1855 and 1874. They called it Eagle Point, because it was "inhabited only by eagles, which are very numerous".[2] They often passed between the cape and Ptichy Island when sailing to and from Uda Gulf and Tugursky Bay;[3] they also anchored under it to obtain shelter from gales and strong winds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
  2. ↑ Lexington, of Nantucket, Aug. 2, 1855, Nantucket Historical Association; Arnolda, of New Bedford, Oct. 6, 1874, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS).
  3. ↑ Carolina, of New Bedford, Aug. 10, Sep. 6, 1858, ODHS.
  4. ↑ Nimrod, of New Bedford, Aug. 26, 1859, ODHS; Cicero, of New Bedford, Sep. 6, 1861, Kendall Whaling Museum.

Coordinates: 54°38′N 136°50′E / 54.633°N 136.833°E / 54.633; 136.833

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