Prokofyeva (Russian: Ostrov Prokofyeva) is a small island in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is one of the Shantar Islands. It lies to the northeast of Bolshoy Shantar Island.
History
Prokofyeva was frequented by American whaleships cruising for bowhead whales between 1855 and 1885.Mary Frazier, of New Bedford, July 2, 1855, Nicholson Whaling Collection (NWC); Louisa, of New Bedford, July 4, 1858, NWC; Navy, of New Bedford, July 11, 1861, Kendall Whaling Museum (KWM); Sea Breeze, of New Bedford, Sept. 2, 1866, Old Dartmouth Historical Society; Mary and Helen II, of San Francisco, Aug. 9, Aug. 23, 1885, KWM.
Fauna
In the spring and summer there is a small nesting colony of thick-billed murre on the island.Kondratyev, A. Y., Litvinenko, N. M., Shibaev, Y. V., Vyatkin, P. S., & Kondratyeva, L. F. (2000). "The breeding seabirds of the Russian Far East". Seabirds of the Russian Far East, 37-81.
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