Kamchatka Table of Contents Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics Images & Videos Discover Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames 7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers Why Is the Indy 500 Held on Memorial Day Weekend? Why Do Bananas Turn Brown? Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution 9 American Political Scandals Contents Geography & Travel States & Other Subdivisions Kamchatka kray, Russia Actions Cite verified Cite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Kamchatka Give Feedback External Websites Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. External Websites Lonely Planet - Kamchatka, Russia Print Cite verified Cite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Kamchatka Feedback External Websites Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. External Websites Lonely Planet - Kamchatka, Russia Also known as: Kam?atka Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Table of Contents Also spelled: Kam?atka (Show more) See all related content → Koryak Koryak reindeer camp on the tundra near Palana, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. (more) Kamchatka Peninsula Valley of Geysers in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. (more) Kamchatka territory, Russia Kamchatka , kray (territory), far eastern Russia . The territory was created in 2007 when the Kamchatka oblast (region) was merged with the Koryak autonomous okrug (district). The territory includes the entire Kamchatka Peninsula and the southern end of the Koryak Mountains. The administrative centre is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky . The population, averaging only 2.3 persons per square mile (0.9 per square km), consists chiefly of Russian settlers. The Koryak of the north constitute the main Indigenous group; smaller groups include the Evens , Chukchi, and Itelmen (Kamchadal). Fishing dominates the economy and includes large-scale crab fishing and canning. Some timber is cut in the Kamchatka River valley, in which the only small patches of agriculture occur. The first geothermal electric-power station in Russia was built in the Kamchatka region. Area 182,400 square miles (472,300 square km). Pop. (2010 prelim.) 321,800. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham .