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Travel company EDGE OF THE WORLD
The number in the registry
of tour operators in Russia: РТО 017143
Travelling on Kamchatka
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Travelling on Kamchatka
Pacific Ocean
The south-eastern coast of Kamchatka is washed by the Pacific Ocean. As you known, the Pacific Ocean is not only the largest and deepest of the five oceans of our planet, but also the most ancient ocean of the world. Its size is really impressive: the Pacific Ocean is almost half of the World Ocean and occupies a third of our planet. The underwater world of the Pacific Ocean is the richest and most diverse. Over 850 species of algae, over 6 thousand species of mollusks, more than 100 thousand species of animals, of which more than 3.5 thousand species of fish, live here. The diversity of the underwater world of the Pacific Ocean is almost 50% of all living organisms of the World Ocean. However, the nature of the Pacific Ocean has not yet been fully studied. Every year, scientists discover new and new species of animals and plants.
The name of the Pacific Ocean, given by F. Magellan during his travels around the World, is rather contradictory. Storms, hurricanes, typhoons and the largest tsunamis occur in the Pacific Ocean more often than in others.
Khalaktyrsky beach
In order to see the vast expanses water of the Pacific Ocean, it is enough to visit the Khalaktyrsky beach, which is located 30-40 minutes from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Khalaktyrsky beach is a wide flat coast of the ocean, covered with black sand. The length of the coastal beach is about 30 km, and the width is about 100 m. There are no settlements near the beach, since this area is considered dangerous because of the threat of a tsunami. Until the beginning of the 50s, there was a village in the mouth of the Khalaktyrka river, whose inhabitants were gradually relocated into the depths of the peninsula precisely because of a possible tsunami. Indeed, during strong earthquakes, the height of the tsunami wave can reach 15 meters and penetrate freely deep into the flat area of the beach.
On the territory of the Khalaktyrsky beach, you can see trenches, shooting ranges, and dugouts, which have survived from the Second World War. During the Cold War, the beach area was also guarded as one of the possible ways of landing an enemy landing.
Khalaktyrsky beach is a wide flat coast of the ocean, covered with black sand. The length of the coastal beach is about 30 km, and the width is about 100 m. There are no settlements near the beach, since this area is considered dangerous because of the threat of a tsunami. Until the beginning of the 50s, there was a village in the mouth of the Khalaktyrka river, whose inhabitants were gradually relocated into the depths of the peninsula precisely because of a possible tsunami. Indeed, during strong earthquakes, the height of the tsunami wave can reach 15 meters and penetrate freely deep into the flat area of the beach.
On the territory of the Khalaktyrsky beach, you can see trenches, shooting ranges, and dugouts, which have survived from the Second World War. During the Cold War, the beach area was also guarded as one of the possible ways of landing an enemy landing.
Today, the Khalaktyrsky beach is the favorite resting place of residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and its guests. Here you can relax, escape from the bustle of the city and everyday problems, breathe healthy sea air, wander barefoot on the hot black sand, listen to the sound of the surf and the cries of seagulls. The bravest can swim, covered with huge waves. Here you can stand endlessly and admire the infinity of sea distances and, perhaps, through thousands of miles of water, you will be able to see a person standing on the other side of another continent, gazing into the distance as well as you.
From the side of the Khalaktyrsky beach, there are beautiful views of the Kamchatka volcanoes: the most visible of them is the Avachinsky volcano, to which the Khalaktyrsky beach owes its birth. Those, who want, can make a lot of inexpressible photos on the beach. In August - September, here you can taste the berries - behind the beach are vast fields of berries of lingonberry, shiksha, blueberries, honeysuckle, dogrose. Near the mushroom forest grows.
Despite the popularity of the beach, most of the time here is quite deserted. Khalaktyrsky beach is huge - there is a place for everyone: as a fun and noisy company, and who wants a quiet solitude with nature.
Not far from the mouth of the Khalaktyrka river there are rocks, from which a beautiful view of the entire Khalaktyrsky beach opens. On these rocks, you can often see climbers practicing their mountaineering skills. Near the beach there is a club of surfing fans who "catch the wave" in any weather and any time of the year.
The peculiarity of the Khalaktyrsky beach is the black sand of volcanic origin. Walking barefoot on such sand or just lying on it is very healthy: black sand heals radiculitis, arthritis, osteochondrosis, sprains and fractures due to its natural heat and mineral content. In addition, the beach is rich in high content of rare metals and elements. The most valuable of them is titanium, the local reserves of which will be enough for 200 years of development.
But the most beautiful thing on the beach is an indescribable sunrise over the ocean, which every person should see at least once in their life. At such moments, when millions of colors in the sky, reflected in water, on sand and on one's own body, instantly fill all the space around, you feel like a small, but at the same time very significant part of this huge beautiful world.
