Kamchatka

American  

[kam-chaht-kuh, -chat-, kuhm-chyaht-kuh] / kæmˈtʃɑt kə, -ˈtʃæt-, kʌmˈtʃyɑt kə /

noun

1. a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1,210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.

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Kamchatka British  

/ kamˈtʃatkə /

noun

1. a peninsula in E Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Kamchatkan adjective

Example Sentences

It said people in three areas of Kamchatka "must still move away from the shore", despite the low wave heights.

From BBC

The last recorded eruption of Krasheninnikov was in the 15th century, according to the head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team.

From BBC

“There were several, fortunately, in operation right off the Kamchatka subduction zone,” Geist said.

From Los Angeles Times

The area near the epicenter off Siberia’s Kamchatka Peninsula did see damage, but it was sparsely populated.

From Los Angeles Times

No major injuries or damage were reported and officials later lifted the tsunami warning for Kamchatka, although it was later reported the Klyuchevskoy Volcano had begun erupting.

From BBC