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Sakharnaya Golova Island

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Sakharnaya Golova Island
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Sakharnaya Golova (Russian: Острова Сивучьи Камни, Ostrov Sakharnaya Golova, meaning "Sugarloaf Island") is a small island in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk. It is part of the Shantar Islands National Park.

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Geography

Sakharnaya Golova is one of the Shantar Islands. It has an elevation of 171 m and lies to the west of Feklistova Island.[1]

History

The island was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1889.[2]

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