Kamchatka Peninsula

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The Kamchatka Peninsula is a remote, volcanically active region in Russia’s Far East, known for its dramatic landscapes, numerous volcanoes, and rich wildlife including brown bears and salmon.

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Kamchatka Peninsula canonical 75
Kamchatka 2
Koryaksky 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
administrativeCenter Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
climate maritime-influenced
subarctic
country Russia
economicActivity fishing
mining
tourism
hasGeysers yes
hasHotSprings yes
hasIndigenousPeople Evens
Itelmens
Koryak people
surface form: Koryaks
hasMountainRange Eastern Range
Sredinny Range
hasRiver Avacha River
Kamchatka River
hasUNESCOSite Volcanoes of Kamchatka World Heritage Site
surface form: Volcanoes of Kamchatka
hasValley Valley of Geysers region
surface form: Valley of Geysers
hasVolcano Avachinsky
Bezymianny
Gorely
Klyuchevskoy
surface form: Klyuchevskaya Sopka

Koryaksky
Kronotsky
Mutnovsky
Tolbachik
hasVolcanoGroup Klyuchevskoy
surface form: Klyuchevskaya group
hasWildlife Steller sea eagle
surface form: Steller sea eagles

brown bears
reindeer
salmon
sea otters
whales
knownFor dramatic landscapes
geothermal features
rich wildlife
volcanic activity
length approximately 1200 kilometers
locatedIn Asia
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
locatedOn Pacific Ring of Fire
notableFor low population density
remote location
numberOfActiveVolcanoes around 30
numberOfVolcanoes over 150
partOf Kamchatka Krai
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East economic region
separates Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk
UNESCOSiteDesignationYear 1996
UNESCOSiteType World Heritage Site
width up to about 480 kilometers

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Bogdan Khmelnitsky Volcano locatedBetween Kamchatka Peninsula
Anadyr River sourceLocation Kamchatka Peninsula
this entity surface form: Koryak Mountains region
Pacific Great Circle route oftenPassesNear Kamchatka Peninsula
Shumshu locatedNear Kamchatka Peninsula
Southern Kurils locatedNear Kamchatka Peninsula
Klyuchi locatedOn Kamchatka Peninsula
Kronotsky Nature Reserve locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Steller sea eagle nativeTo Kamchatka Peninsula
Karymskoye Lake locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Karymskoye Lake locatedOn Kamchatka Peninsula
Bezymianny volcano locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Mutnovskaya geothermal power plant locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Mutnovskaya geothermal power plant locatedOn Kamchatka Peninsula
South Kamchatka Nature Park locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
KVERT regionServed Kamchatka Peninsula
Шивелуч расположенВ Kamchatka Peninsula
this entity surface form: Камчатка
Gorely volcano locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Gorely volcano locatedOn Kamchatka Peninsula
Mutnovsky volcano locatedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
Mutnovsky volcano locatedOn Kamchatka Peninsula
Komandorski Islands locatedOffCoastOf Kamchatka Peninsula
Georg Wilhelm Steller workLocation Kamchatka Peninsula
Bering exploredRegion Kamchatka Peninsula
Bering workedIn Kamchatka Peninsula
this entity surface form: Kamchatka
First Kamchatka Expedition location Kamchatka Peninsula
First Kamchatka Expedition namedAfter Kamchatka Peninsula
Great Northern Expedition exploredRegion Kamchatka Peninsula
St. Gabriel associatedWithPlace Kamchatka Peninsula
Second Kamchatka Expedition location Kamchatka Peninsula
Second Kamchatka Expedition namedAfter Kamchatka Peninsula
Bering Island locatedOffCoastOf Kamchatka Peninsula