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Kamchatka Peninsula: Where the Waters Run Free and Salmon Thrive

Kamchatka Peninsula: Where the Waters Run Free and Salmon Thrive

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In Russia’s Far East lies the 1,250 km (780 mile) Kamchatka Peninsula. Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka is home to Steller’s sea-eagles, brown bears, World Heritage List volcanoes, and a remarkable amount of Pacific salmon (genus Oncorhynchus) that are being studied, protected, and even filmed for television. Kamchatka may contain the world’s greatest diversity of salmonids including chinook, chum, co

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