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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky covered with deep snow
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos
Last week, the southern part of Kamchatka was hit by a cyclone that brought sleet and storm wind. The capital of the region, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky city, was covered with deep snow, and three snow avalanches added even more snow.
Let’s see how the city looks after this snow apocalypse. The photos were taken by Alex Spiridonov.
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Scenic views of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is a city with a population of about 180,000 people located in the Far East of Russia, the administrative center of Kamchatka region.
This city, founded in 1740, is located in the southeastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula on the shores of the Avachinskaya Bay of the Pacific Ocean. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky cityscape is dominated by a pair of active volcanoes. It is the naval base the Russian Pacific Fleet. Photos by Denis Mukimov
most eastern large Russian city
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Bird’s Eye View
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the seventh largest city in the Russian Far East, the center of the Kamchatka region. It is located in the southeastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula on the shores of the Avachinskaya Bay, Pacific Ocean. Near the city, there are active volcanoes Koryakskaya (3456 m) and Avachinskaya (2741 m).
The city is the base of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is connected to the mainland by an international airport “Elizovo.” It is one of the oldest cities in the Far East. First Russian Cossacks got here in 1697. Photos by Stepanov Slava
fly over Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Nature park “Nalychevo” on the Kamchatka Peninsula
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
“Nalychevo” is a nature park on the Kamchatka Peninsula (Kamchatka krai) created in 1995. The total area of the park is about 287 thousand hectares.
The park is located in the valley of Nalycheva River and is bounded by the chain of volcanoes. On the territory of the park there are a lot of hot and cold mineral springs with medicinal properties. Photos by Ilya Stepanov.
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The boat trip to Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, Regions, Travel, Video
I have found the following interesting video from boat trip to the Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The song is “You hear the sea”, children’s choir of the Leningrad Radio and Television (1981). Filming – Eugene Firsov, editing – Oleg Vereshchagin.
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