Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has served as a Pacific port in Russia’s Far East since 1740, when Vitus Bering’s expedition established the settlement on Avacha Bay. The city spreads along the bay’s sheltered shore, with the volcanic forms of Koryaksky and Avachinsky rising across the surrounding peninsula. Its name commemorates Bering’s two ships, St Peter and St Paul. As the administrative centre of Kamchatka Krai, it is the peninsula’s principal urban hub and a base for maritime connections across the North Pacific. Browse nearby webcams to see how Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sits within the wider Kamchatka landscape.

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