Cape Tyl'sky

Cape Tyl'sky (Russian: Мыс Тыльский, Mys Tyl'sky) is a prominent headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation.

Cape Tyl'sky
Мыс Тыльский
South Head
LocationKhabarovsk Krai,
 Russia
Coordinates54°40′N 135°38′E
Offshore water bodiesSea of Okhotsk
AreaRussian Far East

Geography

Cape Tyl'sky is located on the south side of Uda Gulf, in the western Sea of Okhotsk.[1] It rises to a height of 217 m (712 ft). There is a light atop a 22 m (72 ft) tower on the cape which operates from late July to late October.[2]

History

American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the cape from 1858 to 1874. They called it South Head.[3] They also anchored off the cape and sent boat crews on extended cruises to Tugur Bay.[4]

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References

  1. "Mys Tyl'sky". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia Enroute. ProStar Publications. 1 January 2004. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-57785-560-6. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. Josephine, of New Bedford, Aug. 6, 1858, Kendall Whaling Museum; Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, July 27–28, 1874, George Blunt White Library.
  4. Midas, of New Bedford, June 25, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection.


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