The expedition recorded numerous geographic discoveries in largely undocumented region, particularly along the coast of modern Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin, including Peter the Great Gulf, the largest gulf in the Sea of Japan, Nakhodka Bay, and Moneron Island.[1] In 1860, Shkot became one of the founders of Vladivostok, the largest city in the Russian Far East and capital of Primorsky Krai, at the south-western tip of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. Shkot also founded a hydrographic post on the site of modern Nakhodka and another in Posyet Bay. From October 2, 1864, Shkot was appointed captain over Russian ports on the Pacific Ocean, and in 1868 was promoted to captain 1st rank.