Lindholm Strait
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Proliv Lindgol'ma (English: Lindholm Strait) is a strait in the northwestern Sea of Okhotsk. It separates Malyy Shantar and Belichiy Islands from the mainland to the south.
History
Proliv Lindgol'ma was frequented by American whaleships hunting bowhead whales between 1857 and 1874.[1] They simply called it “The Gut”.[2] They hunted whales in the strait or passed through it as they traveled back and forth between Tugursky and Ul'bansky Bays.[3]
References
- ↑ Frances Henrietta, of New Bedford, July 9, 1857, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Aug. 17, 24, Sept. 6, 19, 1874, George W. Blunt White Library.
- ↑ Williams, H. (1964). One whaling family. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
- ↑ Josephine, of New Bedford, Aug. 2, 6, 1865, Kendall Whaling Museum; Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sept. 6, 8, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society.
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