Nikolay Shkot

Nikolay Shkot
Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot
Born(1829-12-26)26 December 1829
Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 September 1870(1870-09-01) (aged 40)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
BranchImperial Russian Navy
RankCaptain

Nikolay Yakovlevich Shkot (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Шкот; 26 December 1829 – 1 September 1870) was a Russian sailor and explorer, best known for one of the earliest expeditions of the Russian Far East, and as a founder of Vladivostok.