Menshikov Island
Menshikov Island Остров Меньшикова | |
|---|---|
  Menshikov Island | |
| Coordinates: 54°36′N 139°14′E / 54.600°N 139.233°E | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Far Eastern Federal District |
| Krai | Khabarovsk Krai |
| Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
Menshikov Island (Russian: Остров Меньшикова; Ostrov Men'shikova) is an island in the Sea of Okhotsk located east of the Shantar Islands.[1]
Geography
Menshikov Island lies 71 kilometres (44 mi) to the east of the eastern shore of Kusov Island, the easternmost island of the Shantar group. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and has a maximum width of 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi). It was named after one of the ships of the 1849-1855 Amur Expedition, which had been named after Admiral A.S. Menshikov.[2]
Administratively this island belongs to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.[3]
History
American whaleships sent whaleboats to the island to collect eggs from seabirds. They called it Bird Island.[4]
References
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Emil Bretschneider, History of European Botanical Discoveries in China, p. 574
- ^ Ostrov Menshikova, Russia
- ^ Montezuma, of New London, June 27, 1858, Nicholson Whaling Collection.
External links
