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Cape Elizabeth (Russian: Мыс Елизаветы, 54°42′22″N 142°42′21.75″E) is a cape on the Schmidt Peninsula. It is the northernmost point of Sakhalin.
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Map of Mys Yelizavety, Russia, 694468
Cape Elizabeth was named by Adam Johann von Krusenstern (aka Ivan Kruzenstern) in 1805 after Empress Elizaveta, wife of Alexander I of Russia.
The cape is a territory under administration of the Okhinsky District.
History
Between 1848 and 1874, American whaleships caught bowhead whales off the cape. They also went ashore to obtain wood. On June 24, 1855, the ship Jefferson (396 tons), of New London, was wrecked on the cape during a fog. All hands were saved as well as 300 barrels of whale oil.
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Cape Elizabeth (Sakhalin) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA