Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Volcanoes in Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka is 1,200 kilometer long peninsula in the Russian Far East. Containing around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active, the peninsula has perhaps the highest density of volcanoes and associated volcanic phenomena in the world. In the center of Kamchatka is Eurasia's only Geyser Valley. The highest volcano in Kamchatka is Klyuchevskaya Sopka (4,750 m or 15,584 ft).


- mini-panoramio by Korotnev AV -


Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky is the most important city of Kamchatka Peninsula with 198,028 innhabitants. Koryaksky and Avachinsky volcanoes are visible from Petropavlovsk.

Browsing photos of Kamchatka is an exciting adventure. I just found a Geothermal Power Plant, amazing clouds over the volcanoes, crater lakes, impressive cliffs and beautiful meadows. This is my favourite photo from Kamchatka. More interesting photos at "popular tab" of Kamchatka's map.

Reference: Wikipedia
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1 comment:

  1. I have been enjoying the photos of Kamchatka. Kamchatka is the area in the world that I would most like to visit, partly due to its volcanic activity.

    While Kamchatka has the highest density of volcanoes, the place with the highest density of volcanic-related hydrothermal features is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Much of Yellowstone is located within the largest active caldera opening on the planet (55 x 75km wide). This unique [area](http://www.panoramio.com/user/71099/tags/Yellowstone National Park) contains more than 500 active features, including 65% of the world's geysers.

    Thank-you for sharing this entry on Kamchatka!

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