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The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian: полуостров Камчатка, romanized: poluostrov Kamchatka, pronounced [pəlʊˈostrəf kɐmˈt͡ɕætkə]) is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km 2 (100,000 sq mi).
- 270,000 km² (100,000 sq mi)
- Far East
- 4,750 m (15580 ft)
- 289,033 (2023 estimate)
Kamchatka Peninsula, peninsula in far eastern Russia, lying between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. It is about 750 miles (1,200 km) long north-south and about 300 miles (480 km) across at its widest; its area is approximately 140,000 square miles (370,000 square km).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kamchatka is a vast volcanic peninsula with extraordinary primal beauty, hot springs and snow-capped peaks. Learn about its attractions, wildlife, history and culture with Lonely Planet's expert guidance and tips.
Kamchatka is extremely geologically active and has numerous volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, and even a lake of acid! It contains the southernmost expanse of Arctic tundra in the world and is notable for its wealth of Arctic wildlife, fish, game, and marine life.
Kamchatka Krai occupies the territory of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the adjacent part of the mainland, the island Karaginsky and the Commander Islands. It is bounded to the east by the Bering Sea of the Pacific Ocean (a coastline of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi)) and to the west by the Okhotsk Sea (a coastline of approximately 2,000 km ...
The Kamchatka Peninsula is a long body of land jutting dramatically from Russia and Asia's northeastern tip, with a length of 1,250 km and an area of 270,000 km². It hangs off eastern Siberia along a general north-south axis, Florida -like, between the Bering Sea to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west, each an arm of the Pacific Ocean .
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Kamchatka, kray (territory), far eastern Russia. The territory was created in 2007 when the Kamchatka oblast (region) was merged with the Koryak autonomous okrug (district). The territory includes the entire Kamchatka Peninsula and the southern end of the Koryak Mountains.
