WebPolitically, the peninsula forms part of Kamchatka Krai.The southern tip is called Cape Lopatka. (Lopatka is Russian for spade.) The circular bay to the north of this on the Pacific side is Avacha Bay, home to the capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.Northward up the Pacific side, the four peninsulas are called Shipunsky Point, Kronotsky Point, …

WebAcross Avacha Bay from the city in Vilyuchinsk is Russia's largest submarine base, the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base, established during the Soviet period and still used by the Russian Navy. The city is located 6,766 kilometres (4,204 mi) from Moscow and about 2,220 kilometres (1,380 mi) from Vladivostok.

WebJean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (23 août 1741 - disparu en 1788), né au château du Gô, dans la paroisse de Saint-Julien à deux lieues d'Albi, est un officier de marine et un explorateur français.. Né dans une famille noble originaire d'Albi, La Pérouse s'engage dans la Marine royale au début de la guerre de Sept Ans.Il connaît son …

WebEl cinturón de fuego se extiende sobre 40 000 km (25 000 millas) y tiene la forma de una herradura. Incluye 452 volcanes y concentra más del 75 % de los volcanes activos e inactivos del mundo. [1] Alrededor del 90 % de los terremotos del mundo y el 80 % de los terremotos más grandes del mundo se producen a lo largo del cinturón de fuego.

WebThe Pacific Fleet (Russian: Тихоокеанский флот, translit: Tikhookeanskiy flot) is the Russian Navy fleet in the Pacific Ocean.. Established in 1731 as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the fleet was known as the Okhotsk Military Flotilla (1731–1856) and Siberian Military Flotilla (1856–1918), formed to defend Russian interests in the Russian Far East region …

WebVilyuchinsk (Russian: Вилючинск) is a closed town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula about 20 kilometers (12 mi) across Avacha Bay from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 22,905 ( 2010 Census ) ; [2] 24,166 ( 2002 Census ) .

WebEn 1905, durante la guerra ruso-japonesa, dos buques japoneses entraron en la bahía de Avacha (en:Avacha Bay) y tomaron Petropávlovsk. La ciudad había sido abandonada de nuevo a los agresores, ya que se había juzgado indefendible. En 1927, los japoneses dejaron la península y Kamchatka volvió a ser enteramente soviética.

WebGlobal weather activity of 2009 profiles the major worldwide storms, including blizzards, tornadoes, ice storms, tropical cyclones and other meteorogical events, from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.Wintery storms are events in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a …

WebVitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy.He is known as a leader of two Russian expeditions, namely the First Kamchatka Expedition and the Great Northern Expedition, exploring the north-eastern …

WebAdam Johann von Krusenstern in Avacha Bay by Friedrich Georg Weitsch, c. 1806, National Museum in Warsaw. Krusenstern was born in Haggud, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire into a Baltic German family descended from the Swedish aristocratic family von Krusenstjerna, who remained in the province after the country was …