Cape Dezhnev

4 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Cape Dezhnev, which their keepers wrote as “East Cape”, “cape East”, “East Cape of Asia”.

Visits

1. Pacific, 1851–54: July 12, 1852, off, 1 day.
2. Fortune, 1850–54: July 26, 1852, off, 1 day.
3. Pacific, 1851–54: July 26, 1852, off, 1 day.
4. Fortune, 1850–54: August 4, 1852, off, 4 days.
5. Pacific, 1851–54: August 4, 1852, off, 2 days.
6. Fortune, 1850–54: August 22, 1852, off, 1 day.
7. Pacific, 1851–54: September 14, 1852, off, 3 days.
8. Beluga, 1893: June 7, 1893, off, 1 day.
9. Beluga, 1893: June 16, 1893, off, 1 day.
10. Beluga, 1893: October 16, 1893, off, 2 days.
11. Karluk, 1904–06: June 6, 1904, at anchor, 3 days.

What the logs record there

1. 1852 · Fortune: Sophia Thornton lost crew in the fog.
2. 1852 · Pacific: A canoe came alongside.
3. 1852 · Pacific: Not the right kind of whales.
4. 1893 · Beluga: Made fast to the ice.
5. 1893 · Beluga: Ice blocked the passage.
6. 1852 · Fortune: Floating ice in sight.
7. 1852 · Pacific: Saw rip sack whales.

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