KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
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Context
- A volcano erupted on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
About
- 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.
READ: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/unesco-world-heritage-sites
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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 |
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