The Gorlo (Russian: Горло), the narrowest part of Penzhina Bay, separates it into two parts. Its northwestern and northeastern points are Capes Opasnyy and Mamet and its southwestern and southeastern points are Capes Yelistratova (61° 31' N, 163° 02' E) and Vodopadnyy (61° 25' N, 163° 46' E), respectively. Tidal currents in The Gorlo reach 4.7 to 5 knots.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (2014). Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Russia. U.S. Government, Springfield, Virginia.
Administratively The Gorlo belongs to the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation.
History American whaleships hunted bowhead whalesSunbeam, of New Bedford, July 14, 1866, New Bedford Free Public Library (NBFL).Benjamin Cummings, of New Bedford, July 5, 1868, NBFL.Europa, of Edgartown, June 16, 1869, Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS) #303. in The Gorlo from 1860 to 1889.Othello, of New Bedford, July 19, 1860, Peabody Essex Museum (PEM).Emma F. Herriman, of San Francisco, June 19, 1889, George Blunt White Library (GBWL) #761. They called it the Narrows.Onward, of New Bedford, August 10, 1866, GBWL #856. Ships drifted through The Gorlo on fair tidesMary and Helen, of San Francisco, June 14, 1885, ODHS #937. and anchored during head tides.Europa, of Edgartown, June 20, 1867, ODHS #303. They also traded with the native Koryaks for salmon trout.Emma F. Herriman, of San Francisco, July 4, 1889, GBWL #761.
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