kamchatka peninsula news

The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km². The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 9,600-metre-deep Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
  • Location: Far East
  • Population: 289,033 (2023 estimate)
  • Adjacent to: Sea of Okhotsk · Pacific Ocean
  • Area: 270,000 km² (100,000 sq mi)
  • Length: 1,250 km (777 mi)
  • Highest elevation: 4,750 m (15580 ft)
  • Highest point: Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Data from: en.wikipedia.org