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Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula. Shelamannik Puchka Lily: sarana, slipper Elfin Cedar Erman's Birch. FLORA. FAUNA. Brown Bear Rein Deer Russian Arctic Fox Siberian Lemming Euro Asian Otter. Kamchatka Marmot Wolverine Kamchatka Snow Sheep Sabel. Klyuchevskaya Sopka is a stratovolcano .

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Kamchatka Peninsula

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  1. Kamchatka Peninsula

  2. Shelamannik • Puchka • Lily: sarana, slipper • Elfin Cedar • Erman's Birch FLORA

  3. FAUNA • Brown Bear • Rein Deer • Russian Arctic Fox • Siberian Lemming • Euro Asian Otter • Kamchatka Marmot • Wolverine • Kamchatka Snow Sheep • Sabel

  4. Klyuchevskaya Sopka is a stratovolcano. • The highest in both the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula and in Eurasia. • It stands 4750 to 4850 m tall. Klyuchevskaya SopkaКлючевская сопка

  5. Volcanos in K.P • There are over 300 volcanoes on the peninsula. • 29 of which are active volcanoes A few volcanoes • Uzon Caldera • Karymsky Volcano • Maly Semyachek Volcano • Gorely volcano • Avachinski volcano • Koryak volcano • Dzenzurski volcano • Viluchinski volcano • Tolbachic volcano • Ksudatch volcano • Mutnovski volcano

  6. Petropavlovsk's port, was the defense from English-French squadron in August 1854. • The streets of Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky had been named after the heroes of Petropavlovsk's defense. Petropavlovsk

  7. PEOPLE Koryaks Chachuvens (Reindeer people) Itelmens (Living here) Chukchis Nimilany (Residents of a settled village) Aleuts (refer to themselves as ‘Unanagan’ which means sea side residents)

  8. TOURISM Excursions Stationary/ Informative nature, flora and fauna observing; flights to Komandorskiye and Kuril islands, flying around active volcanoes; Visiting summer residences, • trekking/hiking • climbing on volcanoes, mountain tops, sport rafting on mountain • sports-hunting and salmon fishing • mountain-skiing tourism , heli skiing, ski trekking, downhill skiing

  9. 3 Brothers

  10. Threats to Kamchatka • Russian military uses the uninhabited parts to test missiles, b/c of that there is pollution. • Out of 763 species, 16 species are endemic and 38 species are endangered. • The bird fauna, 232 species, 31 of them are listed in the Red Book of Russia. • Out of 58 species of animals, 9 species of cetaceous mammals are endangered.

  11. KAMCHATKA PENINSULA (Facts) Climate Thermal springs Viluchinski Nalychevo Taloviye Krayevedcheskiye Bolshiye Banniye ……… • Max +34`C = 93.2 `F • Min 24-26`C =75.2- 78.8`F • 49-60`C = 120.2-140 `F Central and N. parts of the peninsula.

  12. SOURCES • http://www.en.pioneer-kamchatka.ru/about-kamchatka/68/ • http://www.tokamchatka.ru/en/kamchatka_animals.shtm • http://www.kamchatkapeninsula.com/Indigenous.html • http://magic-ays.com/Mountains/KlyuchevskayaSopka.htm • http://kamchatka.org.ru/index.shtml • http://www.kamchatkapeninsula.com/ngo.html • http://baikalnature.com/info/landmarks/259 • http://www.travelkamchatka.com/kronotsky.htm

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