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Nikolay Shkot became Captain First Rank in [[1868]].<ref>[http://www.navy.su/persons/26/nya_shkot.htm Navy.su]</ref> He died in [[Saint Petersberg]] after a long ilness. |
Nikolay Shkot became Captain First Rank in [[1868]].<ref>[http://www.navy.su/persons/26/nya_shkot.htm Navy.su]</ref> He died in [[Saint Petersberg]] after a long ilness. |
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An [[Shkot Island|island]] in [[Sea of Japan]], a [[Shkotovo|village]] and a [[Shkotovka River|river]] in [[Primorsky Krai|South Primorye]], and a cape in [[Olga Bay]]. |
An [[Shkot Island|island]] in [[Sea of Japan]], a [[Shkotovo|village]] and a [[Shkotovka River|river]] in [[Primorsky Krai|South Primorye]], and a cape in [[Olga Bay]] are named after him. |
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Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot ([Николай Яковлевич Шкот] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), 1829-1870) was a war veteran of Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. He was badly wounded in the battle.
After the War he commanded corvette America and troopship Yaponets on Far East. The expedition made geographic discoveries at a coast of modern Primorsky Krai (Peter the Great Gulf, Nakhodka Bay e t.c.) and Sakhalin (Moneron Island).[1] He was one of founders of Vladivostok and hydrographic post on a place of modern Nakhodka.
Nikolay Shkot became Captain First Rank in 1868.[2] He died in Saint Petersberg after a long ilness.
An island in Sea of Japan, a village and a river in South Primorye, and a cape in Olga Bay are named after him.
See Also
- Pavel Shkot, a brother of Nikolay Shkot, a vice-admiral.
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