Kamchatka Peninsula
peninsula in Eastern Russia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk
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The Kamchatka Peninsula is a peninsula located in Kamchatka Krai within Russia. It spans an area of 270k.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kamchatka Krai[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Okhotsk[7]
- Commons category: Kamchatka[8]
- Has part(s): Eastern Range[9]
- Highest point: Klyuchevskaya Sopka[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kamchatka Peninsula[11]
- Commons gallery: Kamchatka[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Category for people who died here: Q32643990[20]
- Native label: Камчатка[21]
- Category of associated people: Q32643992[22]
- Different from: Kamchatsky Peninsula[23], Kamchatka Krai[24]
- Area: 270,000 km²[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kamchatka[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kamchatka Peninsula include Kamchatka Current[28], an ocean current[29]; kamchatkite[30], a mineral species[31]; and 14909 Kamchatka[32], an asteroid[33].
Why It Matters
Kamchatka Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Kamchatka Current[28], an ocean current[29]; kamchatkite[30], a mineral species[31]; and 14909 Kamchatka[32], an asteroid[33].