The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 9,600-metre-deep (31,496 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the 2,562-metre high (8,406 ft) Mount Ledyanaya, located in the Ukelayat Range, in the central part of the mountains.
Penzhina Bay is a long and narrow bay off the northwestern coast of Kamchatka, Russia. The bay has one of the strongest tides in the world, there have been several power station proposals.
The Mayn is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia, one of the major tributaries of the Anadyr. The length of the river is 475 kilometres (295 mi). The area of is drainage basin is 32,800 square kilometres (12,700 sq mi).
Penzhinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion) of Koryak Okrug in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the northwest of the krai. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kamenskoye. Population: 2,340 (2010 Census); 2,990 (2002 Census); 5,301 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Kamenskoye accounts for 28.0% of the district's total population.
The history of fur trade by Sea of Okhotsk is an important part of the history of the Siberian fur trade. When Russians reached the Pacific coast their river boats were no longer useful. Once knowledge of ship building and navigation was slowly moved across Siberia they advanced to Alaska. The Alaska trade was controlled from the Okhotsk coast until the whole system broke up around 1860. A major problem was moving supplies over the coastal mountains. For background see Siberian River Routes.
Aklanski Ostrog or Penzhinskoye zimovye was a fortified city in Russia between 1679 and 1804 on the river Oklan, into which the Penzhina flows. The city, established by Vladimir Atlasov as a stronghold for the Koryaks forcing jasak to pay, was not much more than a fortified place, having the status of oejezdstad. The place was also hated by the Koryaks and the Yukaghirs. The nearest place was the Ostrog Anadyrsk, on the middle reaches of the Anadyr.
The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland, is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kolyma region. It constitutes the watershed between the basins of Kolyma River and of the Sea of Okhotsk / Pacific Ocean.
The Ukelayat is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is 118 kilometres (73 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 6,820 square kilometres (2,630 sq mi).
The Khatyrka is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The length of the river is 367 kilometres (228 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 13,400 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi).
The Iomrautvaam is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The length of the river is 103 kilometres (64 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 1,310 square kilometres (510 sq mi).
The Ukelayat Range is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. The range is part of the Koryak Highland system and administratively it belongs to Olyutorsky District.
The Ichigem Range is a range of mountains in Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East.
The Oklan is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is 272 kilometres (169 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 12,600 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi). It is the second most important tributary of the Penzhina after the Belaya.
The Belaya is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is 304 kilometres (189 mi) and the area of is drainage basin 13,800 square kilometres (5,300 sq mi). It is the most important tributary of the Penzhina, followed by the Oklan.
The Yama is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 285 kilometres (177 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 12,500 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi).
The Chyolomdzha is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of 228 kilometres (142 mi) and a drainage basin of 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).
The Gizhiga is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 221 kilometres (137 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).
The Khasyn is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East, a tributary of the Arman. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 3,900 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi). The R504 Kolyma Highway runs by the riverside along a 40 km (25 mi) long stretch.
Maynits is a freshwater lake in Anadyr District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation. It has an area of almost 50 km2 (19 sq mi). There are no permanent settlements on the shores of the lake.
