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The capital city of Khabarovsk krai: Khabarovsk.
Khabarovsk krai (also spelled Khabarovsky) is located in the center of Russian Far East (Far East Federal District). Land, marine and air routes pass through its territory connecting the interior parts of Russia with the Pacific ports, as well as Western Europe countries with Asian Pacific Rim countries. Administrative center of the region is Khabarovsk city.
Khabarovsk krai population is about 1,402,000 (2009) on the land area of 788,600 sq. km.
Khabarovsk krai is one of the largest administrative-territorial units of Russian Federation. The territory of the region stretches for 1,800 kilometers from the North to the South, and from the West to the East - for 125-750 km. The distance from Khabarovsk krai center to Moscow city is 8533 km by rail and 6075 km by air.
Khabarovsk krai is washed by the Okhotsk Sea and Japan Sea. The coastline extension is 3,390 km, including islands, the largest of them are Shantarsky Islands.
On the coast of Tatarsky Strait there are water areas convenient for the construction of ports, such as the Chikhachev Gulf and Vanino Bay and especially the unique complex of deep, sheltered bays that form the Gulf of Sovetskaya Gavan. This gulf and the neighboring Vanino Bay are accessible for vessels during the winter period.
A characteristic feature of Khabarovsk krai is a well developed river system, the major area belonging to Pacific Ocean basin (Amur river basin), and the lesser one to Arctic Ocean basin (Lena river basin).
About 430 km separate Khabarovsk krai from the North Pole in the north. The south point of the Khabarovsk region territory lies on the parallel that is situated to the north of the Hokkaido Inland and Portland city. Khabarovsk krai borders on China.
Khabarovsk krai nature
Khabarovsk region landscape
Khabarovsk krai lake
Khabarovsk region scenery
Khabarovsk Russia krai view
Khabarovsky krai forest
Khabarovsk krai winter view
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