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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAMCHATKA

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAMCHATKA

Kamchatka play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAMCHATKA

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Kamchatka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAMCHATKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kamchatka

Kamchatka Peninsula

Coordinates: 57°N 160°E / 57°N 160°E / 57; 160 Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. The pink area is the Kamchatka Krai which includes some of the mainland to the north. The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometre peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. 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 Karaginsky Island constitute the Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The vast majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are Russians, but there are also about 8,743 Koryaks. More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and nearby Yelizovo. The Kamchatka peninsula contains the volcanoes of Kamchatka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kamchatka receives up to 2,700 mm of precipitation per year. The summers are moderately cool, and the winters tend to be rather stormy though rarely producing lightning.

Definition of Kamchatka in the English dictionary

The definition of Kamchatka in the dictionary is a peninsula in E Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. Length: about 1200 km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAMCHATKA

Kama
Kama Sutra
kamaaina
kamacite
kamahi
Kamakura
kamala
Kamchatkan
kame
kameez
kamelaukion
Kamensk-Uralski
Kamerad
Kamerlingh-Onnes
Kamerun
Kamet

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAMCHATKA

aka
Alaska
Banka
eureka
Hrvatska
jhatka
ka
kibitka
marka
Nebraska
Nootka
Osaka
polka
Polska
Sitka
ska
Sri Lanka
taka
vodka
Vyatka

Synonyms and antonyms of Kamchatka in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kamchatka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAMCHATKA

Find out the translation of Kamchatka to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kamchatka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kamchatka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

堪察加
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kamchatka
570 millions of speakers

English

Kamchatka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kamchatka
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كامتشاتكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Камчатка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kamchatka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কামচাটকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kamchatka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kamchatka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kamtschatka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カムチャッカ半島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캄차카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamchatka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kamchatka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காம்சட்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामचटाका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamçatka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kamchatka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kamczatka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Камчатка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kamchatka
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kamchatka
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kamchatka
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kamtjatka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kamchatka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kamchatka

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAMCHATKA»

The term «Kamchatka» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAMCHATKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kamchatka» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kamchatka» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kamchatka

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAMCHATKA»

Discover the use of Kamchatka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kamchatka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kamchatka
Kamchatka is a heartbreaking novel; set in Argentina during the bloody coup d'etat of 1976, it tells the enchanting story of a young boy trying to make sense of a world during a time of extraordinary upheaval.
Marcelo Figueras, 2011
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Steller's History of Kamchatka: Collected Information ...
Everything was of interest to Georg Wilhelm Steller, who the Russian Academy of Sciences appointed as naturalist to Vitus Bering's second Kamchatka expedition.
Georg Wilhelm Steller, Marvin W. Falk, 2003
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Kamchatka: A Journal and Guide to Russia's Land of Ice and Fire
Volcanoes, vodka and 'vildlife' in Russia's Far East.
Diana Gleadhill, 2007
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Explorations of Kamchatka, North Pacific scimitar: report of ...
Krasheninnikov's report to the Russian Imperial Government of his 1735 journey to explore eastern Siberia.
Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, 1972
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Bering's search for the strait: the first Kamchatka ...
Translation from Russian of an account of Vitus Bering's first expedition in 1725-1730 from St. Petersburg to Kamchatka in search of the straits between the Asia and North America.
Evgeniĭ Grigorʹevich Kushnarev, E. A. P. Crownhart-Vaughan, 1990
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Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and ...
Kamchatka, Russia, earthquake February 3, 1 923 The Peninsula of Kamchatka, Russia, in the Northwest Pacific Ocean This region of Russia is well known as a source of powerful earthquakes and equally powerful tsunamis. In the case of the  ...
Angus Macleod Gunn, 2008
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Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the ...
The first scientific information about the aboriginals of the Kamchatka peninsula — the Koryaks, Kamchadals (Itelmens) and the inhabitants of the Kuril islands ( Ainus) became available in the 18th century and is contained in the books by S.P. ...
Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Peter Mühlhäusler, Darrell T. Tyron, 1996
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Around the world on the Kamchatka, 1817-1819
Tranlsation of original first published in Russian in 1822.
Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Golovnin, Ella Lury Wiswell, 1979
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Under Vitus Bering's command: new perspectives on the ...
During the late 1990s/early 21st century, the discovery of forgotten documents in Russian archives has revitalised the study of these classic expeditions, and the contributors to this volume are all part of the new scholarship.
Peter Ulf Møller, Natalʹi͡a͡ Okhotina-Lind, 2002
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Volcanism and Subduction: The Kamchatka Region
This is one of the first books of its kind printed in the English language. Students and scientists beginning research in the region will find in this book a useful context and introduction to the region's scientific leaders.
John Eichelberger, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAMCHATKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kamchatka is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thermal Areas on Earth: Always Popping Up All Over : News …
In the places known for magma chambers not far under the earth and hot water that crops up in unexpected spots, such as Iceland; Kamchatka, ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
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The Ultimate Bucket-List Travel Guide - WSJ
ALREADY CROSSED OFF THEIR LIST: Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was amazing. The French expedition ship L'Austral took us to stunning ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Driftnets and Russia: Ban Starts 2016
Doing so will help protect birds, salmon and porpoises in the Russian Far East, as noted by Sergey Korostelev, with WWF Kamchatka Bering ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
4
Japanese Tourist Dies Trying to Scale Kamchatka Volcano
An elderly Japanese citizen died while trying to climb the 2,140-meter Avachinsky volcano in Russia's Kamchatka region, the regional ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
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Volcanic Ash Closes Airports Across Indonesia
We had some taste during the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption or when eruptions in Alaska and Kamchatka cause disruptions in travel to Asia. «Wired, Jul 15»
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Russia to position Deadliest Submarines near Alaska
Russia is expected to finish the construction of a submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula by the end of October, the Diplomat reported, ... «MINA, Jul 15»
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60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack review – around the world in …
He writes of the love affair he had with the Kamchatka peninsula in his early 20s, and on this basis he gives the rest of this vast region a swerve, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Russia To Position Submarines In Kamchatka Region Near Alaska
Russia is expected to finish the construction of a submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula by the end of October, the Diplomat reported, ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
9
'Sixty Degrees North', by Malachy Tallack
For “Siberia”, he relies on a trip to Kamchatka a decade or so earlier (actually, Kamchatka is in the Russian Far East, beyond Siberia). Our man ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Russia's Deadliest Sub Will Have a New Home by October
New Russian submarine facilities currently under construction on the Kamchatka Peninsula could be completed by the end of October USNI ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kamchatka [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kamchatka>. Apr 2024 ».
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