Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian: полуо́стров Камча́тка, poluostrov Kamchatka) is a peninsula in eastern Russia. It is 1,250 km (780 mi) long and covers about 270,000 km² (100,000 sq mi) between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Kamchatka has the Volcanoes of Kamchatka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

References

↑ Быкасов В. Е. Ошибка в географии // Известия Всесоюзного Географического Общества. — 1991. — № 6. (in Russian)
↑ "Kamchatka Peninsula". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-02-20.

Sources

Gleadhill, Diana (2007), Kamchatka: A Journal & Guide to Russia's Land of Ice and Fire, Hong Kong: Odyssey Books, ISBN 978-962-217-780-2.
Kamchatka in Full Circle with Michael Pailin. BBC tv.

Other websites

UNESCO World Heritage Site profile

[1] Быкасов В. Е. Ошибка в географии // Известия Всесоюзного Географического Общества. — 1991. — № 6. (in Russian)

[2] "Kamchatka Peninsula". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-02-20.