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Konus Island
Konus Island is an island in Shelikhov Bay, Sea of Okhotsk. Geography Konus Island is 1.3 km long and 0.7 km wide. It is located off the eastern coast of Penzhina Bay, separated from the continental shore by a 3 km-wide sound. Administratively, it belongs to the Kamchatka Krai. Ivyinichaman Island (Ивиньичаман) is located 7 km to the southwest. History American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the island from 1860 to 1889. They called it Shag Rock. Ships also anchored off the island to get coal and to trade with the natives for deer, fish, and berries A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, raspb ....''Sea Breeze'', of New Bedford, August 18, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society #490A. References Islands of the Sea of Okhotsk Islands of the Russian F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
