Russian Far East
Russian Far East (Russian: Д́альний Вост́ок Росс́ии; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) is an informal term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific Ocean.
The Russian Far East basically corresponds to the territories of Amur Oblast, Chukotka, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Oblast, Koryakia, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, and Sakhalin Oblast. Major cities in the Russian Far East include Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
"Russian Far East" may also informally refer to the Russian Far Eastern Federal District.
The Russian Far East should not be confused with Siberia, which does not stretch all the way to the Pacific.
Another possible confusion is during the translation of the Russian term "Д́альний Вост́ок" (literally: "Far East"): most often the term refers to the "Russian Far East", rather to the "Far East" in its international meaning.
The region has an area of 6.2 million square kilometers - well over one-fourth of the Russian Federation's total area. It's population is 7,186,000 (1.2 people per square kilometer).
External links
- Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West (includes materials on Russian Far East)
