The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The vast majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are Russians, but there are also about 8,743 Koryaks (2002). More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (179,526 people in 2010) and nearby Yelizovo (38,980). The Kamchatka peninsula contains […]
Kamchatka Peninsula the great place for Eco-Tourism
The Kamchatka Peninsula (Russian: полуоÌÑтров КамчаÌтка, poluostrov Kamchatka) is a 1,250-kilometre (780 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula […]
Pekulneyskoe lake
Pekulneyskoe lake – the largest lake, lagoon-type fjord on the northern spurs of the Koryak Highlands – located in Anadyr region of Chukotka. Surface area is 435 km ². Separated from the Bering Sea system alluvial braid. Has stock in the sea over the river Main. Connected by channels with neighboring lake Vaamochka. The northern […]
Lake Pyaozero
Lake Pyaozero (Russian: ПÑозеро, Finnish: Pääjärvi) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at 66.0833333°N 30.9666667°E and has an area of 659 km². There are many islands on the lake with total area of 186 km². Among the rivers that flow into lake Pyaozero is […]
Lake Imandra, International 100 kilometer race on kites.
Imandra (Russian: Имандра, Finnish: Imantero) is a lake in the south-western part of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, slightly beyond the Arctic circle. It is located 127 m above sea level; its area is about 876 km², maximum depth is 67 m. The shape of the shore line is complicated. There are a […]
Topographic Surveying
Topography is generally known as the study of earths surface, and its features and shape. It also gives the description of the features (So as surface, shapes, vegetation cover & elevations), depicted in maps which are called “TOPO. In essence, topography mainly concerned with local detailz such as vegetative and man-made features including local history […]