Kamtchatka Coast

The southern tip of Kamchatka reaches into the northern Pacific at Cape Lopatka. Across the narrow First Kuril Strait lies Shumshu, the northernmost of the Kuril Islands. The passage separates the peninsula from an island chain that continues south towards Hokkaido, while the Sea of Okhotsk lies to the west. Exposed shores, fog and cold water make these approaches a demanding meeting of land and sea.