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Geographical DefcriptiGU of Kamtfchatka—Account
of the Rivers Bolchoireka^ Kamtfchatka^ Awatfka^
i^c—Soil—Severity ofthe Climate—Several FoL
eanos-'-Remarkable hot Spring at Natcheekin---
ProduBions-—Vegetables : particularly the Sara-
nay and fweet Grafs-—Animals in genn-aU—Foxes
^^'Sables—Bears—-Wolvesy &. .—Birds—-Sea-
Otter s, and other amphibious Animals—-Fifh the
fiaple Article of Food at Karaijchatka-—Whales
—-Salmon FiflKry—Method oJcatching Salmon—-
Lakes aboundinz 'with Fifh.
 

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THE peninfula of Kamtfchatka, is fituated
on the eaftern coaft of Afia, and  extends
from 52^ to 61^ north latitude ; the longitude of
its ^extremity to the fouth being  156^45^ eaft.
The ifthmus, joining it to the continent on the
north, lies between the gulphs of Olutorfk and
Penfliinfk.    Its extermity to   the ioiiih, is Cape
Lopatka; fo called from its reiei\il)iii)g the blade-
bone of a man, which is the iigaiiication of that
word.    The whole peninfula is fomewhat in the
from ofaflioe; and its greutcil breadih is  two
hundred  and thirty-fix  coinputcd miles,  beincr
form  the mouth of river Tigi!  to that of the
river Kamtfchatka; and, towaids each extremity,
it gradually becomes narrower.

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