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Commander Islands

A glimpse of Russia's remote and starkly beautiful Commander (Komandor or Komandorsky) Islands, at the westernmost end of the Aleutian island chain. In 1741 the great navigator Vitus Bering was shipwrecked here on his return from Alaska.

These images were taken with Nikon D200 (10 mpx) using RAW format, and are available for licensing.






Nikol'skoye village
Nikol'skoye village		 Nikolskoye household
Nikolskoye household		 Lenin monument in Nikol'skoye
Lenin monument in Nikol'skoye
Diorama of Aleutian way of life (in the museum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
Diorama of Aleutian way of life (in the museum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)		 Skeleton of the extinct Steller's sea cow in the Nikol'skoye museum
Skeleton of the extinct Steller's sea cow in the Nikol'skoye museum		 Aleut woman, one of less than ten surviving native speakers
Aleut woman, one of less than ten surviving native speakers
Monati Cape, Bering Island
Monati Cape, Bering Island		 Puffins nesting, Cape Monati
Puffins nesting, Cape Monati		 Red-legged Kittiwakes
Red-legged Kittiwakes
Guillemot nest, Cape Monati, Bering Island
Guillemot nest, Cape Monati, Bering Island		 Cliffs at Commander Bay, Bering Island
Cliffs at Commander Bay, Bering Island		 Fulmar near Commander Bay
Fulmar near Commander Bay
Kelp on the beach at Commander Bay
Kelp on the beach at Commander Bay		 Graves of Bering's crew
Graves of Bering's crew		 Bering's original grave, since exhumed
Bering's original grave, since exhumed
Bering's present grave at Commander Bay
Bering's present grave at Commander Bay

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Paris Olson 29-Jan-2010 09:41
i am learning about my native heritage and i would greatly accept any information given. My great grandmother was named Pariscovia, my grandmother was Mattie Johnson (aka... Stream, Yagashoff, or Berestoff.( My mother is Pariscovia Young aka Pariscovia Yagashoff. I would love so much to find out the past life of my family. Contact Paris at peace_child_13@hotmail.com or 907-740-1506 Thank you Paris olson
Ali Majdfar27-Aug-2009 08:35
Fabulous gallery, ~V
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