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Also Known As	Kamchadal

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Valley with green hills and rocky slopes, multiple geysers emitting steam along a winding river in Kamchatka Peninsula, Siberia.

Map of northern Eurasia highlighting the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia in orange. The peninsula extends between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Japan. An inset globe in the top right corner further locates the Kamchatka Peninsula within Russia.

Map of the Arctic region showing the distribution of Arctic peoples and their culture areas, outlined by a red line. The map labels groups such as the Inuit, Chukchi, Sami, Yakut, and others across North America, Greenland, northern Europe, and northern Asia, distinguishing between the American Arctic culture area and the Eurasian Arctic and subarctic culture area.

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Chukchi Koryak Paleo-Siberian Yukaghir Nivkh Ket