There Kamčatkaa vast peninsula of the Far East with about 350 000 inhabitants mostly of Russian ethnicity, is a real jewel of the Asian continent, characterized by one wild nature and from geological phenomena unique that earned her the name of “Fire Peninsula“. With beyond 300 volcanoesof which thirty active, is UNESCO assets. Whether it was allied or enemy, playing a Risiko We all came across at least once in the strategic Kamčatka (and, most likely, in an attempt to pronounce his name correctly).
Where Kamčatka is located, how many inhabitants are there and what language we talk about
There Kamčatkaalso written and pronounced Camciatcais a peninsula that develops along the easternmost coast of the Asian continent, between the Ochotsk sea (to the west) El ‘Pacific Ocean (to the east). Has an area of about 270 000 km²slightly less than the entire extension of Italy (equal to 302 069.41 km²), but in some planispheres it may seem, however, clearly larger than our country. This is actually due to the geometric distortion of the surfaces that takes place with certain projections used in cartography in the reproduction of the curved surface of our planet on a two -dimensional and “flat” stand, as an image.
Kamčatka is rather close toAlaska (approximately about eighty kilometers), from which it is separated from the cold Bering Straitbut with which he shares numerous geographical and geological aspects.
The peninsula is in fact a large area wild And pristine and the scarce Russian population, less than 350 000 inhabitants, is mainly found in the capital of the region, the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamčatskij. To these are added the few thousand individuals of the autochthonous ethnic group of Itelmenior fireplacewho live in hunting and fishing in the southern territories.
The climate is above all subarticeven if characterized by intense rainfall due to the humidity brought by the air masses that come from the ocean, and determine a remarkable biodiversityboth in terms of flora and in terms of fauna.
Although the territory is largely characterized by Tundra biomain fact, there are also extended forests of conifer and of deficiencyas well as large and immaculate meadow. As for the faunaon the other hand, most of the animal species typical of the highest latitudes on the planet are present in the peninsula: brown bears, wolves, arctic foxes and red foxes, reindeer, alci, as well as a truly considerable number of species of fish and cetaceans, which live and migrate to the cold waters of the north-western Pacific.
Geology, resources and volcanoes of the Russian peninsula
Kamčatka is the land of intense geological activity. In addition to the two main mountain chains, the Chain Central and the Chain Easternwhich constitute the backbone of the long peninsula, are present beyond 300 volcanoesof which about thirty active. The spectacularity of volcanism in this region is such as to have also been recognized by UNESCO and, for this reason, to insert in the List of World Heritage Site Thanks to the strong density of active volcanoes, the variety of their types and the natural landscapes to which they give life.
The volcano Ključevskaja Sophkalocated in the eastern chain, with its own 4 800 meters above sea level It is the highest mountain of Kamčatka, as well as the highest active volcano of the entire Eurasian continent.
The intense geological activity of the region is obviously correlated to the geographical position: the peninsula is in fact on a section of the Pacific fire beltan area in which ocean zolle sink under the continental ones according to the phenomenon of subduction in the theory of tectonics of plates. In any case, the interest in Kamčatka does not concern only the wonderful natural environments and the fascinating geological phenomena. The peninsula includes a conspicuous amount of resource miningincluding deposits of gold, silver, platinum and nickel, but also fuels fossilssuch as natural gas, oil and coal.
Another important aspect is the possibility of obtaining large quantities of energy geothermal By virtue of the substantial geological activity of the whole area.
