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The Kamchatka Peninsula [a] (Russian: полуостров Камчатка, romanized: poluostrov Kamchatka, pronounced [pəlʊˈostrəf kɐmˈt͡ɕætkə]) is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km 2 (100,000 sq mi). [3]
Before the mystery was solved, the French government had published the records of the voyage as far as Kamchatka: Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde, 1–4 (Paris, 1797). These volumes are still used for cartographic and scientific information about the Pacific. Three English translations were published in 1798–99. [51]
Kamchatkan (Kamchatic) is a former dialect cluster spoken on the Kamchatka Peninsula.It now consists of a single language, Western Itelmen (also called Western Kamchadal). It had 100 or fewer speakers in 1991, mostly of the older generation.
The Kamchatka (Russian: Камча́тка) is the longest river in Kamchatka peninsula, located in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East. It flows into the Pacific Ocean at the town Ust-Kamchatsk , on the east coast of Kamchatka.
Coat of arms of Ust-Kamchatsk. Ust-Kamchatsk (Russian: Усть-Камча́тск) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Ust-Kamchatsky District of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the eastern shore of the Kamchatka Peninsula at the mouth of the Kamchatka River some 50 kilometers (31 mi) away from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano and 522 kilometers (324 mi) from ...
Barber's Original French Onion Party Dip "Potato chips haven't been the same since Barber's Original French Onion Party Dip made its departure from the dairy aisle," says Senior Homes and Features ...
During the 1853–55 Crimean War, Anglo-French forces initiated the Siege of Petropavlovsk (August–September 1854), but it never fell. The city had been fortified under the overall command of Nikolay Muravyov ( Governor-General of the Eastern Siberia Governorate-General [ ru ] from 1847 to 1861) in the preceding years, but possessed only a ...
Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy has railed against ultra-processed foods—but what are they? A dietitian breaks down the list.