Avacha (Russian: Ава́ча) is a river in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows southeast into Avacha Bay, near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The river is 122 kilometres (76 mi) long with a watershed of 5,090 square kilometres (1,970 sq mi).[1] Nineteenth-century travelers like George Kennan ascended the Avacha as far as possible and then took horses to the upper course of the river Kamchatka to travel further north.
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Country | Russia |
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Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Avacha Bay |
• coordinates | 53.0285°N 158.5056°E / 53.0285; 158.5056 |
Length | 122 km (76 mi) |
Basin size | 5,090 km2 (1,970 sq mi) |
The town of Yelizovo, which houses the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, is on the banks of the Avacha.
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