Four volcanoes were erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in early April 2010.
Published Apr 5, 2010
The peninsula has one of the highest concentrations of active volcanoes in the world.
Published Sep 25, 2014
Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya volcanoes were busily puffing away in early January 2018.
Published Jan 17, 2018
Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula may be the fieriest place on Earth.
Published Apr 16, 2014
Clouds hugged the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula while skies inland remained clear at the end of May 2009.
Published Jun 4, 2009
Four of the volcanoes erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula are visible in one satellite image.
Published Apr 11, 2013
Shiveluch volcano anchors the northern end of a volcanic chain of more than 100 volcanoes covering the Kamchatkan Peninsula. It is one of the most active volcanoes along the Pacific Rim. In 2001, astronauts aboard the International Space Station Alpha looked north toward Shiveluch’s scarred southern slope to get a unique perspective of the impressive cluster of volcanoes in the Klyuchevskaya group and Shiveluch.
Published Mar 10, 2002
A distance of about 80 kilometers (50 miles) separates Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya Volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Despite this distance, however, the two acted in unison on April 26, 2007.
Published May 11, 2007
Ash plumes stream from Shiveluch and Bezymianny Volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Aug 4, 2011
Several Kamchatkan Volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Kizimen, and one or both of Klyuchevskaya and Bezymianny show signs of activity.
Published Jul 13, 2012
This photograph of snow-covered volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula illustrates one of the unique attributes of the International Space Station—the ability to view landscapes at an angle, rather than the straight down view typical of many satellite-based sensors.
Published Dec 6, 2010
