Shantar Sea
The Shantar Sea (Russian: Шантарское море) is a small coastal sea in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk.
It is bounded to the north 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.