Okhotsk

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Okhotsk (Russian: ) is an urban-type settlement and a seaport at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk, in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Okhotsk was the first Russian settlement in the Russian Far East, established in 1647. At various points in its history, Okhotsk was a centre for the Russian-American Fishing and Fur-Trading activities. It is known for being the headquarters for the explorer Vitus Bering, who sailed from here for two extraordinary expeditions, discovering the Bering Strait on one and Alaska on the other. The Portuguese Jew Anton de Vieira was the town's governor at that time.

Population: 5,500 (2004 est.); 5,738 (2002 Census).

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