Olyutor Peninsula Explained

Olyutor Peninsula
Local Name:Олюторский полуостров
Map:Russia Kamchatka Krai#Russia Far Eastern Federal District
Location:Kamchatka Krai,
Length Km:70
Width Km:50
Waterbody:Olyutor Gulf
Bering Sea
Country:Russia
Country Admin Divisions Title:Federal subject
Country Admin Divisions:Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates:60.25°N 182°W
Highest Mount:Gora Seraya
Elevation M:917

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]

Notes and References

  1. [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. http://quist.pro/books/shiroko-shagaya_kniga_rundkvist_085-097.php Рундквист Н. Каприз блуждающего пальца. Корякское нагорье // Широко шагая. — Екатеринбург: Квист, 2014. — 576 с