[21] In response to pressure from poaching and to worldwide decreases in salmon stocks, some 24,000 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi) along nine of the more productive salmon rivers are in the process of being set aside as a nature preserve. It contains the southernmost expanse of arctic tundra in the world and is notable for its wealth of arctic wildlife, fish, game, and marine life. The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. There is semi-regular passenger transportation with aircraft. Another highway connects the local capital with Bolsheretsk. Kamchatka (Russian: Камча́тка, kahm-CHAT-kuh) is a 1,250km-long peninsula in the Russian Far East. Explore Kamchatka holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. You get to sail across the seas and oceans. The chief officer and a boat's crew perished while attempting to reach the shore. Туры по Камчатке с камчатской туристической компанией", "Haliaeetus pelagicus — Detailed documentation", "Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Pacific Salmon Fishing in Kamchatka", "Discovering Kamchatka: Terrestrial and aquatic fauna", Information about Kamchatka peninsula and traveling there, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamchatka_Peninsula&oldid=980127560, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 19:21. Sea otters are concentrated primarily on the southern end of the peninsula. [8], The highest volcano is Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4,750 m or 15,584 ft), the largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere,[9] while the most striking[peacock term] is Kronotsky: volcanologists Robert and Barbara Decker regard its perfect cone as a prime candidate for the world's most beautiful volcano. In the heavily glaciated Kronotsky Peninsula, where maritime influences are most pronounced, annual precipitation can reach as high as 2,500 millimetres (98 in), whilst the southeast coast south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky generally receives around 1,166 millimetres (45.9 in) of rainfall equivalent per year. However, commercial exploitation of marine resources and a history of fur trapping has taken its toll on several species. At the southern tip is the Southern Kamchatka Wildlife Refuge with Kurile Lake. South of 57˚N there is no permafrost due to the relatively mild winters and heavy snow cover, whilst northward discontinuous permafrost prevails. The circular bay to the north of this on the Pacific side is Avacha Bay, home to the capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. A vast volcanic peninsula that is almost entirely wilderness, Kamchatka is a place of extraordinary primal beauty, rushing rivers, hot springs and snow-capped peaks. In the nineteenth century, a trail led west from near Klychi over the mountains to the Tegil river and town, which was the main trading post on the west coast. The Winter Surf Challenge - Coub - The Biggest Video Meme Platform by ♘ 爪 Ő 尺 Í Ő - ☾ 廾Ő ♘ There were numerous mutinies and native wars all over the peninsula and north to the Koryak country of the Penzhina River and Olyutorsky Gulf.