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Transfer of Name to Settlement
- When
- 1860
- Where
- Peter the Great Gulf area
- Part of
- Founding of Vladivostok
The name Vladivostok, initially applied to a bay in 1859, was transferred to the new settlement in 1860.
The name was first given in 1859 by Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, denoting a bay in the Peter the Great Gulf area. Following an expedition by Alexey Karlovich Shefner in 1860, the name was applied to the new settlement.
Sources
- Vladivostok Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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