Olyutor Peninsula
Олюторский полуостров
Satellite image of the peninsula
Olyutor Peninsula is located in Kamchatka Krai
Olyutor Peninsula
Olyutor Peninsula
Location in Kamchatka Krai
Olyutor Peninsula is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Olyutor Peninsula
Olyutor Peninsula
Olyutor Peninsula (Far Eastern Federal District)
Geography
LocationKamchatka Krai,
 Russia
Coordinates60°15′N 170°12′E / 60.250°N 170.200°E / 60.250; 170.200
Adjacent toOlyutor Gulf
Bering Sea
Length70 km (43 mi)
Width50 km (31 mi)
Highest elevation917 m (3009 ft)
Highest pointGora Seraya
Administration
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai

Olyutor Peninsula (Russian: Олюторский полуостров) is a peninsula in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation. The nearest town is Tilichiki, Olyutorsky District.[1]

The peninsula is named after the Olyutor people, the ancient inhabitants of the area.[2]

Geography

The Olyutor Peninsula is the southern extremity of the Olyutor Range, jutting southwards with the Olyutor Gulf to the west and the Bering Sea to the east. The southern end of the peninsula is Cape Olyutor (Mys Olyutorsky).[3][1] The peninsula and its attached mountain range to the north are a mainland prolongation of the submerged Shirshov Ridge of the Bering Sea.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Google Earth
  2. Leontiev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR / scientific. ed. G. A. Menovshchikov ; FEB AS USSR . North-East complex. Research Institute. Lab. archeology, history and ethnography. - Magadan: Magadan . book. publishing house , 1989. - S. 290. - 456 p. — ISBN 5-7581-0044-7 .
  3. 1 2 Рундквист Н. Каприз блуждающего пальца. Корякское нагорье // Широко шагая. — Екатеринбург: Квист, 2014. — 576 с
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