Prokofyeva Island
The Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk
|
|
 Prokofyeva
|
|
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Coordinates | 55°04′N 138°23′E / 55.067°N 138.383°E |
| Archipelago | Shantar Islands |
| Administration | |
| Federal Subject | Khabarovsk Krai |
Prokofyeva (Russian: Ostrov Prokofyeva) is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is one of the Shantar Islands. It lies to the northeast of Bolshoy Shantar Island.
Prokofyeva was frequented by American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales between 1855 and 1866.
In the spring and summer there is a small nesting colony of thick-billed murre on the island.
Coordinates: 55°04′N 138°23′E / 55.067°N 138.383°E
...
Wikipedia