Sakharnaya Golova (russian: Острова Сивучьи Камни, ''Ostrov Sakharnaya Golova'', meaning "
Sugarloaf
A sugarloaf was the usual form in which refined sugar was produced and sold until the late 19th century, when granulated and cube sugars were introduced. A tall cone with a rounded top was the end product of a process in which dark molasses, a r ...
Island") is a small island in the northwestern
Sea of Okhotsk.
It is part of the
Shantar Islands National Park.
Geography
Sakharnaya Golova is one of the
Shantar Islands. It has an elevation of 171 m and lies to the west of
Feklistova Island.
History
The island was frequented by
American whaleship
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.
Terminology
The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japa ...
s hunting
bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889.
[''Mary Frazier'', of New Bedford, June 21, 1857, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); ''Sea Breeze'', of New Bedford, Sep. 11, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS); ''Northern Light'', of New Bedford, Sep. 19-20, 1874, ODHS; ''Mary and Helen II'', of San Francisco, Aug. 9, 1885, Kendall Whaling Museum; ''E. F. Herriman'', of San Francisco, August 31, September 2, September 16-17, 1889, GBWL #761.]
References
{{Sea of Okhotsk Islands
Shantar Islands