What is Kamchatka Peninsula?
{{Coord|57|N|160|E|region:RU-KAM_scale:5000000|display=title}} [[File:Map of Russia - Kamchatka Krai (2008-03).svg|thumb|300px|Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. The pink area is the Kamchatka Krai which includes some of the mainland to the north.]] The '''Kamchatka Peninsula''' ({{lang-ru|полуо́стров Камча́тка}}, ''poluostrov Kamchatka'') is a [[peninsula]] in eastern [[Russia]]. It is {{Convert|1250|km|mi}} long. It covers about {{Convert|270000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref>''Быкасов В. Е.'' [http://www.bykasov.com/1991/oshibka-v-geografii Ошибка в географии] // Известия Всесоюзного Географического Общества. — 1991. — № 6. {{in lang|ru}}</ref> between the [[Pacific Ocean]] and the [[Sea of Okhotsk]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9044464/Kamchatka-Peninsula |title=Kamchatka Peninsula |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |accessdate=2008-02-20 }}</ref> Kamchatka has the [[Volcanoes of Kamchatka]], a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} *{{Citation |first=Diana |last=Gleadhill |title=Kamchatka: A Journal & Guide to Russia's Land of Ice and Fire |location=Hong Kong |publisher=Odyssey Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-962-217-780-2 }}. *Kamchatka in ''Full Circle'' with Michael Pailin. BBC tv. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00xb7yx/full-circle-with-michael-palin-1-alaska-and-russia] ==Other websites== {{Commonscat|Kamchatka}} *[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/765 UNESCO World Heritage Site profile] [[Category:Geography of Russia]] [[Category:Peninsulas of Asia]] [[Category:Siberia]]