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

In Kamchatka, a peninsula located almost 4,500 miles from the front lines in Ukraine that hasn’t been struck by drones, the regional governor has appealed to Moscow to lift the restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Earlier this month, Russia's far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

In 2025 alone, an offshore 8.8 earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula ranked among the 10 strongest earthquakes ever recorded, according to USGS.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

He said the extent of the impact depends largely on the path of energy radiating from Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

The explorer Martin Sauer, who visited Kamchatka five years after Cook’s expedition, discovered that the Russian government had at last ventured into the former epidemic zone.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann