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Revision as of 04:59, 27 December 2016
Amakhton Bay (Russian: Амахтонский залив; Zaliv Amakhtonsky) is a small bay on the north coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. It forms the northwestern portion of Taui Bay. The bay is entered between the mouth of the Arman River to the northeast and Cape Amakhton to the southwest. It is 48.3 km (about 30 mi) wide. Shelikan lies on the south side of the bay. Tidal currents can reach 2 to 2.5 knots in the bay.[1]
History
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales in the bay in the 1850s and 1860s. They also traded with the native settlements for milk and fish.[2]
References
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
- ^ Betsey Williams, of Stonington, Sep. 14, 1853, Nicholson Whaling Collection; Florida, of Fairhaven, July 6, 1860. In Williams, H. (1964). One whaling family. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
59°40′N 149°37′E / 59.667°N 149.617°E
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