Koryak Uplands

The Koryak highlands rise across the northern approaches to Kamchatka, a country of mountain ridges, tundra and broad river valleys. Rivers including the Vyvenka, Pakhacha and Apuka carry water eastward to the Bering Sea. Between the heights, open pastures have supported the reindeer herds of the Koryak people, while salmon ascend the rivers from the sea during the warmer months.