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Four Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes
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Four Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

Four volcanoes were erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in early April 2010.

Published Apr 5, 2010

Land Volcanoes

Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes
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Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

A NASA satellite detected heat signatures from 3 of the 5 active volcanoes on the Russian Peninsula.

Published Jul 5, 2013

Life Volcanoes

Bezymianny Volcano
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Bezymianny Volcano

A NASA satellite captured an image of a volcanic plume rising above the Russian volcano.

Published Apr 8, 2013

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Plumes Over the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Plumes Over the Kamchatka Peninsula

Shiveluch and Klyuchevskaya volcanoes were busily puffing away in early January 2018.

Published Jan 17, 2018

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Volcanoes of Kamchatka
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Volcanoes of Kamchatka

The peninsula has one of the highest concentrations of active volcanoes in the world.

Published Sep 25, 2014

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Five Volcanoes Erupting at Once
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Five Volcanoes Erupting at Once

Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula may be the fieriest place on Earth.

Published Apr 16, 2014

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Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes
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Erupting Kamchatka Volcanoes

Several Kamchatkan Volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Kizimen, and one or both of Klyuchevskaya and Bezymianny show signs of activity.

Published Jul 13, 2012

Land Volcanoes

Snowy Kamchatka
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Snowy Kamchatka

The remote Russian peninsula was covered in snow and unobscured by clouds.

Published Jan 19, 2017

Unique Imagery Snow and Ice

Smoldering Shiveluch
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Smoldering Shiveluch

Volcanic vapors above the Russian peak’s lava dome indicate continuing growth.

Published Apr 11, 2013

Volcanoes

Zhupanovsky Ash Plume
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Zhupanovsky Ash Plume

Ash from Zhupanovsky blew south over the Pacific Ocean in September 2014.

Published Sep 15, 2014

Land Volcanoes

Four Erupting Volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula
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Four Erupting Volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula

NASA’s Terra satellite captured four volcanoes erupting simultaneously, only 180 kilometers (110 miles) apart.

Published Feb 3, 2013

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Activity at Shiveluch Volcano
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Activity at Shiveluch Volcano

Ash plumes stream from Shiveluch and Bezymianny Volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

Published Aug 4, 2011

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

Russian Volcano Rumbles
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Russian Volcano Rumbles

For the first time in nearly 250 years, the Kambalny Volcano ejected ash.

Published Mar 28, 2017

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Ashfall from Karymsky Volcano
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Ashfall from Karymsky Volcano

Karmsky, a volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula, regularly emits plumes of ash and volcanic gases.

Published Jan 21, 2015

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes Snow and Ice

Activity at Shiveluch Volcano
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Activity at Shiveluch Volcano

Quiet winds on an early spring day allowed a plume of gas and ash to hover above Shiveluch Volcano.

Published Apr 3, 2013

Atmosphere Land Volcanoes

A Kamchatkan Autumn
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A Kamchatkan Autumn

Autumn provides a colorful backdrop for the erupting Sheveluch volcano in this remarkably cloud-free view of Kamchatka taken on October 16.

Published Oct 20, 2011

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Snow and Volcanoes on Kamchatka
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Snow and Volcanoes on Kamchatka

Most of Kamchatka’s volcanoes appear quiet in this snowy scene from December 2011.

Published Feb 26, 2012

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