What's the difference between the annual precipitation on the east and west sides of kamchatka peninsula?

The annual precipitation difference between the east and the west of kamchatka peninsula: more in the southeast and less in the northwest.

The coastal areas of kamchatka peninsula are dominated by marine climate, while the inland and northern areas are continental climate. Cyclones have a great influence on the weather formation here, often causing snowfall and long-lasting storms. There is more rainfall here than anywhere else in Russia, but the seasonal distribution of rainfall is very uneven. The annual precipitation in Petropavlovsk area is 16 17mm.

Extended data:

This peninsula belongs to Russia. East of the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea and west of the Sea of Okhotsk? . The northeast-southwest extension reaches 1200 km, and the widest point is about 450 km. It covers an area of 370,000 square kilometers. The central mountain range and the Vostonnek mountain range run through the north and south, and the latter is parallel to the east coast. Between the two mountains is the middle Kamchatka lowland.

Along the west coast is a long and narrow plain, known as the western Kamchatka lowland. The crust is unstable, volcanoes are active, earthquakes are frequent, and there are many hot springs and geysers. There are more than 0/60 volcanoes/KLOC-,including 29 active volcanoes. Liuche volcano in the east is 4750 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak on the peninsula. Leng Xia is cool in winter, and there are modern glaciers in the mountains.

The south-central part is a peninsula forest area, and conifers, mainly larch, birch and poplar, are widely distributed. In the north are forest tundra and tundra. Forests account for 40% of the peninsula area. There are coal, pumice, gold, mica, copper, mercury, molybdenum and tungsten deposits here.

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