Cape Lopatka is an extreme point of the Kamchatka Peninsula, located in the southern part of the peninsula on the territory of South Kamchatka Sanctuary. Cape bordering the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

The maps and drawings of the XVIII century. Cape has been identified by different names - Nose Nose Kamchadalsky, Kuril Shoulder, Southern angle of the blade. The modern name of the cape substantiated Kamchatka explorer S. Krasheninnikov, explaining the similarity of shape cape with the same name part of the human body - the blade. In the Russian Siberian dialects the word "blade" means a flat sandbank and a cape. And the coast of Cape Lopatka really quite low, built of sand and pebbles.

Part of the Cape swampy and features a large number of tundra lakes. On cape almost no forests, a large part of its area is occupied by cedar and alder thickets. Coastal shallow water areas are characterized by a large number of brown algae. It is here that is one of the largest habitats of sea otter populations have been off the coast of blades has about a thousand individuals. Strong storm sea otters make landfall, where they create a dense aggregations on rocky promontories and small islands. The unique fauna of the peninsula to protect the XIX century. So in 1897 here was organized seasonal rookeries protect sea otters.

The high density of bird migration is due to the fact that in autumn, the birds flock here to keep the way to the south, crossing both the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The fauna of Cape Lopatka typical for the south of the Kamchatka region. On the territory of Cape inhabits a huge number of foxes and hares, wolverines, brown bears, ermine. On the coast you can find pinniped rookeries, such as sea lions, seals and seal.

In 1983, Cape Lopatka with surrounding territories became part of the South Kamchatka Sanctuary.