There were three potential bases for the Russians: the island of Novo-Arkhangelsk, capital of Russian America (modern Alaska), Okhotsk on the Sea of Okhotsk, and the largest Russian settlement on the Pacific Coast, Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The three locations for the Russians were: Novo-Arkhangelsk, the capital of Russian America (now Alaska), Okhotsk on the Sea of Okhotsk, and Petropavlovsk, the largest Russian settlement on the Pacific Coast, located in Kamchatka.