Cape Temnyy

Cape Temnyy
Two Sisters
Map showing the location of Cape Temnyy
Location Khabarovsk Krai,
 Russia
Coordinates 54°13′N 137°12′E / 54.217°N 137.200°E / 54.217; 137.200Coordinates: 54°13′N 137°12′E / 54.217°N 137.200°E / 54.217; 137.200
Offshore water bodies Sea of Okhotsk
Elevation 165 m (541 ft)
Area Russian Far East

Cape Temnyy (Russian: Mys Temnyy) is a headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.[1]

Geography

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

American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales frequented the waters off the cape in the 1850s and 1860s. They called it the Two Sisters.[3][4] Boat crews also camped near the cape.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mys Temnyy". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
  3. ↑ Montezuma, of New London, July 11, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection.
  4. ↑ Java, of New Bedford, July 22, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum.
  5. ↑ Java, of New Bedford, summer 1865-1866, in From Forecastle to Cabin (Beane, 1905, p. 201).
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