Avacha River

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The Avacha River is a major river in Russia’s Far East that flows through the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean, playing an important role in the region’s ecology and settlement.

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Label Occurrences
Avacha River canonical 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize about 5100 km²
climateZone subarctic maritime climate
continent Asia
country Russia
dischargesInto Bering Sea region of the Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Avacha Bay basin NERFINISHED
ecologicalSignificance supports diverse freshwater and marine ecosystems
supports salmon spawning
flowsDirection generally southeast toward Avacha Bay
flowsInto Avacha Bay NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky urban area
Yelizovo urban area NERFINISHED
hasEconomicRole supports local fisheries
supports tourism and recreation
hasEstuary Avacha Bay NERFINISHED
hasTributary Koryakskaya River NERFINISHED
Paratunka River NERFINISHED
Zaozyornaya River NERFINISHED
importance major river of southern Kamchatka
language Russian
length 122 km
approximately 76 mi
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai NERFINISHED
Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea partly within Kamchatka nature conservation areas
mouthLocation Avacha Bay NERFINISHED
near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
near Avachinsky volcano NERFINISHED
Koryaksky volcano NERFINISHED
partOf Russian Far East NERFINISHED
RussianName Авача NERFINISHED
sourceLocation central Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED
supportsSettlement Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky NERFINISHED
Yelizovo NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
local transport
water supply
watercourseType mountain river

Referenced by (2)

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Kamchatka Peninsula hasRiver Avacha River
Avacha Bay receivesInflowFrom Avacha River