Cape Manorsky

Cape Manorsky (Russian: Mys Manorsky) is a cape in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It lies {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of Cape Nosorog. A small reef extends to the south of the cape.{{cite book|title=Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 East Coast of Russia Enroute|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=44JR8E_hQqwC&pg=PA80|accessdate=1 June 2020|date=1 January 2004|publisher=ProStar Publications|isbn=978-1-57785-560-6|pages=}}

History

American whaleships targeting bowhead whales used the bight to the west of Cape Manorsky in the 1850s and 1860s.Montezuma, of New London, October 7, 1859, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC).Java, of New Bedford, June 16, 1866, June 29, 1867, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM). They called it FlorenceGovernor Troup, of New Bedford, August 8, 1863, KWM or Schooner Harbor.Montezuma, of New London, September 13, 1859, NWC. Both names are in reference to the barque Florence, of Honolulu, which frequented the area in the 1850s and 1860s and utilized schooners as tenders. Ships that anchored in the bay sent boats out into the ice just offshoreFavorite, of Fairhaven, June 22, 1860, KWM. or to the head of Uda Bay to look for whales.From Forecastle to Cabin (Beane, 1905, pp. 188-192). Boats were also sent ashore to get wood.Favorite, of Fairhaven, June 21, 1860, KWM.

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