Offshore water bodies Sea of Okhotsk | Area Russian Far East | |
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Location Khabarovsk Krai,
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Cape Tyl'sky (Russian: Мыс Тыльский, Mys Tyl'sky) is a prominent headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation.
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Geography
Cape Tyl'sky is located on the south side of Uda Gulf, in the western Sea of Okhotsk. It rises to a height of 217 m (712 ft). There is a light atop a 22 m (72 ft) tower on the cape which operates from late July to late October.
History
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the cape from 1858 to 1874. They called it South Head.
References
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