Russian Far East

The Far Eastern Federal District or Far Eastern Russia is the easternmost part of or unofficial edge of the world, comprising a third of the country's land area, with 6.3 million inhabitants.
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is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 's largest port to the Pacific Ocean, and the base for the Pacific Fleet. With 600,000 inhabitants, it is the second-largest city in the Russian Far East, after .

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is the capital city of and one of the oldest and coldest cities of . has gained attention as potentially the coldest city in the world, but is worth a visit more for the great natural beauty of its surrounding countryside, unique cryogenic museums, and just for the spirit of adventure in the most remote lands of the world.

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or Chabarovsk is a city on the Amur river in the Russian Far East, near the border. Often overlooked due to its proximity to , could easily be a highlight in the long line of predominately dull cities along the Trans-Siberian Railway.

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, also known as the Republic of Sakha, is located in the Russian Far East, and is notable for being the world's largest subnational governing body by area.

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is a region in the Russian Far East, which borders to the west, to the north, and to the extreme southwest.

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is a region in the Russian Far East, which borders to the west, to the north, across the Nevelsky Straits to the east, to the southeast, and the and to the southwest.

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, formerly known as Karafuto to the Japanese, is a large and very sparsely populated island which was the center of a long power struggle between and for control of its large oil and gas resources.

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is a region in the Russian Far East and is the northeasternmost region of . Located along the Bering Strait, is home to beautiful tundra scenery and the indigenous Chukchi people, butt of many Russian anecdotes.

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is a region in the Russian Far East roughly the size of with less than 1% Japan's population. It borders to the west, to the north, to the east, the to the southeast, and to the south.

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is a region in Russian Far East. It borders and in the northeast, in the southwest, and in the west and north.

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The , are a chain of islands in the Russian Far East, located directly to the north of , , east of and southwest of .

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is a 1,250-km-long 270,000 km2 peninsula in the Russian Far East, protruding into the northern Pacific Ocean. Krai is a county which also includes parts of the Russian mainland, and some small islands.

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is a region in the Russian Far East, which borders to the west, to the north, and to the south. Along with , the is one of two Jewish regions in the world.

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is a federal subject of comprising the island of and the in the Russian Far East. The oblast has an area of 87,100 square kilometers.

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The is a mountain range in and , extending about 900 km to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of .

Russian Far East

Latitude of center
65.5° or 65° 30′ north
Longitude of center
147.4° or 147° 24′ east
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Russian Far East” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Russiese Verre Ooste”
  • Afrikaans: “Russiese Verre-Ooste”
  • Arabic: “الشرق الأقصى الروسي”
  • Armenian: “Ռուսաստանի Հեռավոր արևելք”
  • Armenian: “Ռուսաստանի Հեռավոր Արևելք”
  • Asturian: “Estremu Oriente rusu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uzaq Şərqi Rusiya”
  • Basque: “Errusiako Ekialde Urruna”
  • Belarusian: “Далёкі Ўсход Расеі”
  • Belarusian: “Далёкі Усход Расіі”
  • Bengali: “রাশিয়ার সুদূর পূর্ব”
  • Breton: “Reter-Pellañ Rusia”
  • Bulgarian: “Далечен изток на Русия”
  • Bulgarian: “Далечен Изток на Русия”
  • Catalan: “Extrem Orient Rus”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڕۆژھەڵاتی دووری ڕووسیا”
  • Chinese: “俄屬遠東”
  • Chinese: “俄罗斯远东地区”
  • Chinese: “俄羅斯遠東地區”
  • Chinese: “远东”
  • Chuvash: “Раççейĕн Инçет Тухăçĕ”
  • Croatian: “Daleki istok Rusije”
  • Czech: “Ruský Dálný východ”
  • Danish: “Russisk fjernøsten”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Rusland”
  • Dutch: “Russische Verre Oosten”
  • Esperanto: “Rusia Fora Oriento”
  • Finnish: “Amurinmaa”
  • Finnish: “Kaukoidän Venäjä”
  • Finnish: “Venäjän kaukoitä”
  • Finnish: “Venäjän Kaukoitä”
  • French: “Extrême-Orient russe”
  • Galician: “Extremo Oriente ruso”
  • German: “Ferner Osten”
  • German: “Russisch-Fernost”
  • Greek: “Ρωσική Άπω Ανατολή”
  • Hebrew: “המזרח הרחוק הרוסי”
  • Hebrew: “המחוז הפדרלי של המזרח הרחוק”
  • Hungarian: “Orosz Távol-Kelet”
  • Indonesian: “Timur Jauh Rusia”
  • Italian: “Russia orientale”
  • Japanese: “極東ロシア”
  • Kildin Sami: “О̄лтлэсь нӯҏьтэ е̄мьнесьт”
  • Korean: “러시아 극동”
  • Latin: “Oriens Extremus Russiae”
  • Lithuanian: “Rusijos Tolimieji Rytai”
  • Macedonian: “Далечен Исток”
  • Malay: “Timur Jauh Rusia”
  • Mongolian: “Оросын Алс Дорнод”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Russlands fjerne østen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Russisk fjerne austen”
  • Norwegian: “Russlands fjerne østen”
  • Persian: “خاور دور روسیه”
  • Polish: “Radziecki Daleki Wschód”
  • Polish: “Rosyjski Daleki Wschód”
  • Polish: “Sowiecki Daleki Wschód”
  • Portuguese: “Extremo Oriental”
  • Portuguese: “Extremo Oriente Russo”
  • Romanian: “Orientul Îndepărtat Rus”
  • Russian: “Дальневосточная Россия”
  • Russian: “Дальневосточная Сибирь”
  • Russian: “Дальний Восток России”
  • Russian: “Дальний Восток”
  • Russian: “Российский Дальний Восток”
  • Russian: “Север Дальнего Востока”
  • Russian: “Северный Дальний Восток”
  • Russian: “Советский Дальний Восток”
  • Russian: “Тихоокеанское побережье России”
  • Russian: “Тихоокеанское побережье Сибири”
  • Serbian: “Руски далеки исток”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Daleki istok Rusije”
  • Slovak: “Ruský Ďaleký východ”
  • Slovenian: “Ruski Daljni vzhod”
  • Spanish: “Extremo Oriente ruso”
  • Swedish: “Ryska Fjärran Östern”
  • Thai: “รัสเซียตะวันออกไกล”
  • Turkish: “Uzak Doğu Rusyası”
  • Ukrainian: “Далекий Схід Росії”
  • Urdu: “روسی مشرق بعید”
  • Vietnamese: “Viễn đông Nga”
  • Vietnamese: “Viễn Đông Nga”
  • Western Frisian: “Russyske Fiere Easten”
  • Western Panjabi: “روسی مشرق بعید”

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