| Kamchatka (Камча́тка) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Russia |
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| Regional capital | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Area | 464 275 km² |
| Population | 317 206 hab. (2015) |
| Density | 0,68 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | Kamchatka Time |
| Location | |
 56 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N 159 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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the Kamchatka is a region ofFar eastRussian.
Understand
Regions
Cities
- 1 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Петропавловск-Камчатский) – Capital of Kamchatka Krai
- 2 Ielizovo (Елизово) – The city is located in the south of the Kamchatka Peninsula, at 25 km north-west of the capital city. The city is served by the airport of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the largest airport in Kamchatka.
- 3 Palana (Палана) – Small town in the northern region of the Kamchatka Peninsula, 8 km from the Sea of Okhotsk.
- 4 Paratunka (Паратунк) – Small spa town
- 5 Esso – Village where sled dog races take place
Other destinations
- 1 Kronotski State Biosphere Nature Reserve (Кроноцкий заповедник) – The reserve has been classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. It is home to the only valley of geysers in Russia, several mountain ranges, a large number of volcanoes, active and extinct, among which the highest active volcano in Eurasia, Kliutshevskoy, which rises to 4 750 m altitude. The reserve is mainly accessible to scientists as well as some 3,000 tourists per year, who pay a fee of about US $ 700 to access it by helicopter.
- 2 Komandorsky Nature Reserve (Командо́рский госуда́рственный биосфе́рный запове́дник)
To go
By plane
- 1 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (IATA : PKC, ICAO: UHPP, Аэропорт Елизово) in Ielizovo (20 km north-west of Petropavlovsk-Kamtchatsky)
