Yakov Permyakov

Yakov Permyakov was a Russian seafarer, explorer, merchant, who remained remembered as discoverer of Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island in the East Siberian Sea.

Permyakov observed the silhouette of the unknown island group in 1710. Consequently, the governor of Yakutsk sent Permyakov and Merkury Vagin on an expedition to search for these new lands. In 1712 they reached Bolshoy Lyakhovsky and explored the then unknown island.

Both Permyakov and Vagin were murdered on the way back from their exploration by mutineering expedition members. Their bodies were set on fire.