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

Cape Temnyy
Two Sisters
Cape Temnyy is located in Khabarovsk Krai
Cape Temnyy
Cape Temnyy
Coordinates: 54°13′N 137°12′E / 54.217°N 137.200°E / 54.217; 137.200
LocationKhabarovsk Krai,
 Russia
Offshore water bodiesSea of Okhotsk
Area
 • TotalRussian Far East
Elevation165 m (541 ft)

Geography

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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

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American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales frequented the waters off the cape from the 1850s to the 1880s. They called it the Two Sisters.[3][4][5] Boat crews also camped near the cape.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ E. F. Herriman, of San Francisco, September 7, September 13, September 21, September 24, September 27-28, October 9, 1889, GBWL #761.
  6. ^ Java, of New Bedford, summer 1865-1866, in From Forecastle to Cabin (Beane, 1905, p. 201).