Avacha River

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The Avacha River is a major river in Russia’s Far East that flows through the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Pacific Ocean, playing an important role in the region’s ecology and settlement.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Avacha River canonical 4
Koryakskaya River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize about 5100 km²
climateZone subarctic maritime climate
continent Asia
country Russia
dischargesInto Bering Sea region of the Pacific Ocean
linked to: Bering Sea
drainageBasin Avacha Bay basin
linked to: Avacha Bay
ecologicalSignificance supports diverse freshwater and marine ecosystems
supports salmon spawning
flowsDirection generally southeast toward Avacha Bay
flowsInto Avacha Bay
Pacific Ocean
flowsThrough Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky urban area
Yelizovo urban area
hasEconomicRole supports local fisheries
supports tourism and recreation
hasEstuary Avacha Bay
hasTributary Koryakskaya River
linked to: Avacha River

Paratunka River
Zaozyornaya River
importance major river of southern Kamchatka
language Russian
length 122 km
approximately 76 mi
locatedIn Kamchatka Krai
Kamchatka Peninsula
locatedInProtectedArea partly within Kamchatka nature conservation areas
mouthLocation Avacha Bay
near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
near Avachinsky volcano
Koryaksky volcano
partOf Russian Far East
linked to: Russia Far East
RussianName Авача
sourceLocation central Kamchatka Peninsula
supportsSettlement Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Yelizovo
usedFor fishing
local transport
water supply
watercourseType mountain river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamchatka Peninsula hasRiver Avacha River
Avacha Bay receivesInflowFrom Avacha River
Kamchatka River hasTributary Avacha River
Avacha River hasTributary Koryakskaya River
linked to: Avacha River
Yelizovo locatedOnRiver Avacha River