Cape Tyl'sky (Russian: Мыс Тыльский, Mys Tyl'sky) is a prominent headland in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation.
Cape Tyl'sky Мыс Тыльский South Head | |
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  Cape Tyl'sky Мыс Тыльский | |
| Coordinates: 54°40′N 135°38′E / 54.667°N 135.633°E | |
| Location | Khabarovsk Krai, Russia |
| Offshore water bodies | Sea of Okhotsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | Russian Far East |
Geography
Cape Tyl'sky is located on the south side of Uda Gulf, near the mouth of the Tyl river, in the western Sea of Okhotsk.[1] 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.[2]
History
American whaleships cruised for bowhead whales off the cape from 1858 to 1874. They called it South Head.[3] They also anchored off the cape and sent boat crews on extended cruises to Tugur Bay.[4]