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Kusova

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Kusova
Кусова
Map of the Shantar Islands.
Map of the Shantar Islands.
Kusova is located in Khabarovsk Krai
Kusova
Kusova
Coordinates: 54°42′45″N 138°12′55″E / 54.71250°N 138.21528°E / 54.71250; 138.21528
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectFar Eastern Federal District
KraiKhabarovsk Krai
Elevation
633 m (2,077 ft)

Kusova or Kusov Island (Russian: остров Кусова; Ostrov Kusova) is a small island in the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk. It lies southeast of Bolshoy Shantar Island.

Geography

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The island lies towards the eastern end of the group. It is 4.2 km (2.6 mi) in length, with a maximum width of 2.6 km (1.6 mi). It is quite high, rising abruptly to a height of 633 m (2,076 ft).

Kusova Island is separated from Bolshoy Shantar Island to the northwest by a 14 km (8.7 mi) wide sound.

History

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Kusova was frequented by American whaleships targeting bowhead whales between 1853 and 1867.[1] They simply called it Round Island. They would anchor off the island and send men ashore to obtain wood.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Harrison, of New Bedford, September 12, 1853, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Lexington, of Nantucket, July 5, 1854, Nantucket Historical Association; Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, June 26, 1859, NWC; Josephine, of New Bedford, July 20, 1864, Kendall Whaling Museum; Java, of New Bedford, July 4–5, 1867, NWC.
  2. ^ Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, July 10–11, 1857, June 26, 1859, NWC.