Cape Temnyy
Cape Temnyy
Two Sisters | |
|---|---|
  Cape Temnyy | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′N 137°12′E / 54.217°N 137.200°E | |
| Location | Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
| Offshore water bodies | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | Russian Far East |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Cape Temnyy (Russian: Mys Temnyy) is a headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.[1]
Geography[edit]
The cape is on the eastern side of Tugur Bay, 12 km (about 8 mi) southwest of Cape Bersen'yeva. It consists of seaward-facing, dark cliffs and two conspicuous hills that rise straight up from the coast.[2] It rises to a height of 165 m (541 ft).[1]
History[edit]
American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales frequented the waters off the cape from the 1850s to the 1880s. They called it the Two Sisters.[3][4][5] Boat crews also camped near the cape.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mys Temnyy". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
- ^ Montezuma, of New London, July 11, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection.
- ^ Java, of New Bedford, July 22, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum.
- ^ E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, September 7, September 13, September 21, September 24, September 27-28, October 9, 1889, GBWL #761.
- ^ Java, of New Bedford, summer 1865-1866, in From Forecastle to Cabin (Beane, 1905, p. 201).
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