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KAMCHATKA PENINSULA

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Last Updated on 14th April, 2023
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  • A volcano erupted on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

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  • The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula in the Russian Far East.
  • The Pacific Oceanand 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 10,500-metre-deep Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.
  • The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and the Karaginsky Island, constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation.
  • The Kamchatka peninsula contains the volcanoes of Kamchatka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Match the following:

1. Kamchatka Peninsula                                   a. Northwest of Russia.

2. Kola Peninsula                                               b. Northwest of Central America

3. Yucatán Peninsula                                         c. Far East Russia

4. Iberian Peninsula                                           d. Southwestern Europe

A.    1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

B.    1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

C.    1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b

D.   1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d

Answer: D

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/volcano-eruption-in-russias-kamchatka-spews-vast-ash-clouds-2358947-2023-04-12

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