sentences:  Its southwest corner is formed by the P'yagin Peninsula, Yam Gulf and the Yamsky Islands.It is named after Russian explorer Grigory Shelikhov.Shelikhov Gulf should not be confused with much smaller Shelikhov Bay (Bukhta Shelikhova, 50.3764N, 155.62E), which is also in the Sea of Okhotsk on the northwestern coast of Paramushir Island.