The volcanoes of Kamchatka are the birthplace of instability. Active volcanoes of Kamchatka: latest eruptions and interesting facts

Kamchatka is one of the most seismically active territories in Russia. The main local attractions are volcanoes, which can be found even on the territorial symbols - the coat of arms and the flag of the region.

How many volcanoes are there in Kamchatka?

Kamchatka volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire - one of the most seismically hazardous areas of our planet, a territory in pacific ocean where most of the known active volcanoes are located. It is quite difficult to determine exactly how many volcanoes there are in Kamchatka. Various sources limit their number from a few hundred to a few thousand. Most researchers agree that there are at least three hundred of them on the peninsula.

Kamchatka volcanoes are distinguished by a rare variety of sizes and shapes. They appeared in different eras, and today they show their activity in different ways. Many volcanoes are ancient and have not been active in historical times. A number of volcanoes are active.

For the first time, information about some Kamchatka volcanoes and famous hot springs was provided by the researcher S.P. Krasheninnikov in his essay “Description of the land of Kamchatka”, published in 1756. After that, many catalogs and descriptions were published, the most complete of which came out in 1991 and contained several hundred large-scale photographs.

Active volcanoes of Kamchatka

The number of active volcanoes in Kamchatka is determined quite precisely: there are 29 of them. They include all the volcanoes that have erupted over the past few thousand years - this is exactly how long the so-called "historical period" is.

Karymsky is one of the youngest and most active volcanoes in Kamchatka. During the 20th century, it erupted 23 times, with the last one lasting about two years. happened at the same time underwater eruption in Lake Karymskoye, which resulted in the transformation of a reservoir with clean fresh water into the largest reservoir with acidic water.
Achinsky is one of the active volcanoes, characterized by a complex structure and a cone of perfectly regular shape.
Ichinskaya hill. Belongs to the type of stratovolcanoes. This volcano is considered the only one that retains some activity, the volcano of the Middle Range. The last serious eruption of Ichinskaya Sopka happened in 1740, today it retains a certain fumarolic activity.

One of the most famous volcanoes in Kamchatka is Koryakskaya Sopka. This is a medium-sized volcano (about 3.5 km high), which is located a few tens of kilometers from Petropavlovsk. This volcano retains a certain volcanic activity: in the 1950s one could observe enough major eruption, and in 2008 there was a major gas release. However, the volcano is especially popular among experienced climbers. This is facilitated by steep slopes and a relatively difficult climb.

Video about the volcanoes of Kamchatka

Eruptions of Kamchatka volcanoes

Volcanic eruptions in Kamchatka occur several times a month. Most of them are relatively harmless, others can cause some damage.

Of the eruptions that have occurred in the territory Kamchatka Territory at the end of 2015-beginning of 2016, we can recall:

October 2015 - Shiveluch, located in the north of the peninsula. The height of the ash reached 4.5 kilometers.
November 2015 - two eruptions of the Karymsky volcano. During the first, ash was ejected to a height of 5.4-5.5 km, during the second - by 3.6 km.
January 2016 - Shiveluch. Ashes reached a height of 7 kilometers.
January 2016 - Zhupanovsky. The ash reached a height of 8 kilometers, after which it shifted to the east within a radius of 20 kilometers.
The beginning of February 2016 - a new eruption of the Karymsky volcano. The eruption is relatively small, the height of the ash did not exceed 3 km.
The danger of a new eruption of the Shiveluch volcano remains. Small ash emissions occur above the main crater, and increased activity is recorded.

Video about the volcanic eruption in Kamchatka

You can make out some interesting facts about the volcanoes of Kamchatka.

The current height of the Shiveluch volcano does not exceed 3283 meters. A few decades ago, it was much higher, however, serious eruptions in the early 2000s made it 114 meters smaller.
The actual height of the Klyuchevskoy volcano is even higher. Due to constant eruptions, it is approaching 5000 meters. It is believed that since 1983 there has been one big eruption the largest volcano in Kamchatka. In 2009, the eruption intensified significantly, and continues to this day with variable activity.
Another interesting fact is that 28 out of 29 active volcanoes are located in the eastern part of the region.
Kamchatka volcanoes are active, but not too deadly. Old-timers practically do not remember eruptions with noticeable human casualties. For an ordinary resident of the region, seeing a distant volcano at dawn is a sign that the weather will be fine during the day.

The volcanoes of Kamchatka in the Kamchatka Territory are one of the main symbols, it is often recommended to go here for a holiday in Russia in winter. To see these mountains, thousands of tourists come here every year. Some of them climb to the heights to see the craters up close, others are limited to observations from the city limits. For example, geologists recommend admiring the Shiveluch volcano from a distance of 30-40 kilometers. All local volcanoes are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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The volcanoes of Kamchatka are located on the territory of the Kamchatka Territory and are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire - an area in the ocean where the majority of active volcanoes are located and many earthquakes occur.

It is difficult to say exactly how many volcanoes are located on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Various sources mention from several hundred to more than a thousand volcanoes, and they are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Currently, there are about 28 active volcanoes among them, others last time erupted about 1,000 or even 4,000 years ago.

1. As it turns out, at the moment we have already accumulated a fairly decent collection of Kamchatka volcanoes, such that it is not a shame to show it to the general public.

Let's start, of course, with Tolbachiki

2. Well, immediately Big and Small Udina. Two extinct volcanoes, which are the southernmost in the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes

3. Bolshaya Udina constantly climbed into the frame during the filming of the Tolbachik eruption

5. Killer whales hunt fish (and we killer whales) in the background Vilyuchinskaya Sopka. The volcano is an extinct stratovolcano, represented by a regular cone with a height of 2,175 m above sea level

6. "Home volcanoes": Koryaksky, Avachinsky and Kozelsky, respectively

7. Avachinsky Sopka and Kozelsky volcano closer

8. Avachinskaya Sopka - an active volcano in Kamchatka, in the southern part of the Eastern Range, north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

9. Koryakskaya Sopka or simply Koryaksky - an active volcano in Kamchatka, 35 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

10. This is Kuril Lake. Volcano Kambalny and the islet Heart of Alaid against its background

11. Ilyinskaya Sopka is a dormant stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula near Kuril Lake and Kuril Lake. I wonder how the trees turned out in the photo, pressed by the wind from the lake

12. Ilinskaya Sopka and bears

13. Volcano Zheltovsky - mysterious place for me. There is almost nothing about him on the internet.

14. The second steepest volcano after Tolbachik is Ksudach. Located on the territory of South Kamchatka to the west of the Pacific coast

15. On the edge of the Stuebel cone (just a funny name)

16. View of the Ksudacha caldera from itself high point- rocky mountains

17. Khodutka - a potentially active stratovolcano in Kamchatka and Priemysh - dormant volcano, located northwest of the Khodutka volcano, is smaller and belongs to more ancient formations. Twice they were going to climb there, but so far, alas, no way. Hot river and calluses break even the most persistent

18. Just a Walker with just a cloud

19. Eternal Mutnovka. The third steepest volcano. Mutnovsky Volcano is one of the largest volcanoes in South Kamchatka, located 70 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

20. One of the craters of the Mutnovsky caldera

21. Gorely volcano. Active volcano, located in the south of Kamchatka, belongs to the East Kamchatka volcanic belt

22. Gorely against the backdrop of Mutnovsky volcano

23. Karymsky. This one has only been seen from a helicopter a few times. An active volcano in Kamchatka, within the Eastern Range. Altitude 1468 m, the top is a regular truncated cone

24. He is the same, but from the other side. Although what are the sides of the cone?

25. Semyachik volcano. The crater looks like a deep funnel with a diameter of about 700 m, slightly oval. This one was also seen from a helicopter only. And in all the pictures for some reason only the lake in the whole frame

26. And the helicopter always spins right above the crater, as luck would have it

27. Kronotsky volcano. Active volcano on east coast Kamchatka. Height 3528 m, the top is a regular ribbed cone

28. He is also the lake of the same name

29. Twix - a sweet couple: Klyuchevskoy volcano and an extinct stratovolcano Kamen

30. Separately Klyuchevskoy volcano. An active stratovolcano in the east of Kamchatka. With a height of 4850 m, it is the highest active volcano on the Eurasian continent. The age of the volcano is approximately 7,000 years

31. Separately Volcano Stone

32. Kizimen - active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. On November 11, 2010, a new eruption began, which is accompanied by an outpouring of a powerful lava flow. At its foot there are semi-mythical hot springs with a fashionable hostel. But you can get there in a reasonable time (or for a reasonable price) only by helicopter.

33. Kizimen active

34. Ushkovsky against the background of Klyuchevsky and Stone (with a toilet booth in a glorious village in the foreground)

35. This was a small overview of the volcanoes of Kamchatka

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They are located on the territory of the Kamchatka Territory and are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire - an area in the ocean where most of the active volcanoes are located and many earthquakes occur.

As it turns out, at the moment we have already accumulated a fairly decent collection of Kamchatka volcanoes, such that it is not a shame to show it to the general public.

Let's start, of course, with Tolbachiki:

Well, immediately Big and Small Udina. Two extinct volcanoes that are the southernmost in the Klyuchevskaya group of volcanoes:

Killer whales hunt fish (and we killer whales) against the backdrop of Vilyuchinskaya Sopka. The volcano is an extinct stratovolcano, represented by a regular cone with a height of 2,175 m above sea level:

Avachinskaya Sopka is an active volcano in Kamchatka, in the southern part of the Eastern Range, north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky:

Koryakskaya Sopka or simply Koryaksky is an active volcano in Kamchatka, 35 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky:

This is the Kuril Lake. Volcano Kambalny and the islet Heart of Alaid against its background:

Ilyinskaya Sopka is a dormant stratovolcano located in southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula near the Kuril Lake and the Kuril Lake. I wonder how the trees turned out in the photo, pressed by the wind from the lake:

Ilinskaya Sopka and bears:

Zheltovsky volcano is a mysterious place for me. There is almost nothing about him on the Internet:

The second steepest volcano after Tolbachik is Ksudach. Located in the South Kamchatka, west of the Pacific coast:

On the edge of the Shtubel cone (just a funny name):

View of the Ksudacha caldera from its highest point - Mount Kamenistaya:

Khodutka is a potentially active stratovolcano in Kamchatka and Priemysh is an extinct volcano, located northwest of Khodutka volcano, is smaller and belongs to more ancient formations. Twice they were going to climb there, but so far, alas, no way. Hot river and calluses break even the most persistent:

Eternal Mutnovka. The third steepest volcano. Mutnovsky Volcano is one of the largest volcanoes in South Kamchatka, located 70 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky:

One of the craters of the Mutnovsky caldera:

Volcano Gorely. The active volcano, located in the south of Kamchatka, belongs to the East Kamchatka volcanic belt:

Karymsky. This one has only been seen from a helicopter a few times. An active volcano in Kamchatka, within the Eastern Range. Absolute height 1468 m, the top is a regular truncated cone:

It's the same, but from the other side. Although what are the sides of the cone?

Volcano Semyachik. The crater looks like a deep funnel with a diameter of about 700 m, slightly oval. This one was also seen from a helicopter only. And for some reason, in all the pictures there is only a lake in the whole frame:

And the helicopter always spins right above the crater, as luck would have it:

Kronotsky volcano. An active volcano on the eastern coast of Kamchatka. Height 3528 m, the top is a regular ribbed cone:

It is also the lake of the same name:

Twix is a sweet couple: the Klyuchevskoy volcano and the extinct stratovolcano Kamen:

Separately Klyuchevskoy volcano. An active stratovolcano in the east of Kamchatka. With a height of 4850 m, it is the highest active volcano on the Eurasian continent. The age of the volcano is approximately 7,000 years:

Separately volcano Kamen:

Kizimen is an active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. On November 11, 2010, a new eruption began, which is accompanied by an outpouring of a powerful lava flow. At its foot there are semi-mythical hot springs with a fashionable hostel. But you can get there in a reasonable time (or for a reasonable price) only by helicopter:

Kizimen active:

Ushkovsky against the background of Klyuchevsky and Kamen (with a toilet booth in a glorious village in the foreground):

It was a small overview of the volcanoes of Kamchatka.

The island on which the volcano stands is its main mass. The base area is approximately three by three kilometers.

The volcano is a regular neat cone-shaped mound, consisting of a variety of rocks andesites. The height of the hill does not even reach 1000 meters. At the top of the volcano is a crater dotted with rocks and cracks. Its diameter is about 450 meters.

The slopes of Shirinka are disfigured by small cracks, depressions and flows of solidified lava. Some trickles reached the sea, but no evidence of a volcanic eruption was preserved anywhere. Scientists can only speculate on the obvious facts surrounding the hill from all sides. There are guesses that the volcano is not at all young, but appeared more than a million years ago on the site of another ancient volcano.

Volcano Baransky

The volcano got its name from the geographer N.N. Baranov, who conducted research in the Kuriles. The size of the Baransky volcano is about 1000 meters. The hill is a cone-shaped mound, which consists of various rocks of basalt and andesites. The top is decorated with a cut crater. Its diameter is approximately 600 meters. All walls and sides of the depression are neatly lined with rare types of natural stones. There is another crater on the volcano, located on the southwestern slope. Mud boilers function in it and thermal waters come out.

History has recorded many eruptions of Baransky. The most memorable and by the way the last was in 1951. Today, gases and occasionally volcanic dust come out of the hill.

The Okeanskaya power plant operates near the hill. It was built in 2007.

Volcano Koryakskaya Sopka

The Koryakskaya Sopka is the highest in the Kamchatka Territory. Its height reaches almost 3500 meters. Not every volcano can boast of this. At the top of the hill is a regular crater with small rims. The depression is approximately 200 meters in diameter. The crater is covered with centuries-old ice and snowfields.

The volcano is made up of a variety of rocks. The most common are andesite, basalt. In addition, the slopes of the volcano are covered with slag, solidified lava, dust and ash.

At the foot of the Koryakskaya hill there is a forest consisting entirely of stone birch and cedar.

As for volcanic eruptions, they periodically occur, but now they are insignificant than they used to be. The last largest explosion on Koryakskaya Sopka occurred around 5000 BC.

Volcano Severgin

The island of Harimkotan, on which the volcano is located, in fact, completely protrudes from the ground part of the hill. Its area is approximately 60 square kilometers. The hill is a regular cone-shaped layered mound, consisting of rocks of andesites and basalts. In addition, the slopes of the hill are strewn with frozen flows of once-burning lava, ash and volcanic dust.

At the moment, the volcano is active and is under the close supervision of the volcanic station. Only at the end of the 19th century were three powerful explosion that destroyed the sharp cone of the volcano. In the last century, the Severgin Upland made itself felt only twice. The last eruption is dated 1933.

Volcano Krenitsyn

The Krenitsyn Volcano is an unusual shape - a volcano within a volcano. Its height is just over 1000 meters. At the top of the main hill there is an evenly cut crater. Its cavity is occupied by Lake Koltsevoe, which is filled with water with the help of natural precipitation and small mountain streams. The diameter of the reservoir is about seven kilometers. Along the edges it is surrounded by the remains of an ancient ruined volcano. In the center of the Ring Tower rises another sharp cone a little over 500 meters high. The diameter of the cone platform is approximately 17 kilometers.

The structure of the volcano consists of various rocks of basalt and andesites. On the slopes of the main cone, frozen streams of burning lava have been preserved, which are more than one hundred years old. At the foot of Krenitsyn, the territory was filled with dwarf pine and stone birch.

Volcano Zavaritsky

Volcano Zavoritsky in its structure is a small hill. She is about 600 meters tall. Zavoritsky has an attractive group of calderas, which are located on the very peak of the volcano. There are three of them, ten, eight and three kilometers in diameter. In the smallest recess, Turquoise Lake was formed. Its depth reaches in some places up to 70 meters.

As for eruptions, the Zavoritsky volcano exploded several times in the 20th century. The first was around 1931. Then, from powerful shocks on the lake under water, the rock was displaced, and a small island appeared. The second eruption in 1957 reduced the area of Turquoise. To date, the volcano shows little activity. Mostly thermal emissions.

The volcano got its name from the geologist A.N. Zavaritsky, who repeatedly assembled expeditions to the volcano.

Fussa Volcano

Fussa volcano occupies southwestern part islands. Its age is just over 40 thousand years. Nearest locality from the volcano is about 70 kilometers.

By appearance the hill is very beautiful. It is a huge cone-shaped embankment, consisting of various andesite rocks, including lava slags. The height of the volcano is about 2000 meters. At the top, Fusso is truncated, forming a small crater with a diameter of about 700 meters and a depth of 300 meters.

Little is known about the volcano. Even about eruptions, only one date, 1854, appears. Its scientists consider the last active action of Fuss. Although today the volcano is also active. Periodically, volcanic dust or gases are ejected from the crater.

Volcano Ebeko

Ebeko is a layered volcano measuring just over 1000 meters. It is a huge cone-shaped mound, consisting of andesites and basalts. The volcano formed over 2500 years ago.

Three craters are located at the top of the hill at once. They have diameters of approximately 200 meters and a depth of 100 meters. They are at the bottom of a huge somma, surrounded by high rocky sides. Springs, geysers, and hot lakes of greenish-blue color beat in each crater. This shade comes from a large number chemical elements. The scientist K. Zelenov took a sample of the liquid and found iron, manganese, and sulfur in it. All this "wealth" of the volcano with the help of mountain rivers and streams enters the Sea of Okhotsk.

Like many other volcanoes in the Kuriles, Ebeko often erupted. Explosions have been recorded since 1793. There were nine in total. The last eruption was recorded by seismologists in 2010.

Vilyuchinsky volcano

The total height of the hill reaches approximately 2000 meters. The mighty hill is a cone-shaped embankment, consisting of various rocks. The volcano is completely dotted with basalts and andesites, which are mixed with ice formations. The frozen lava has long been modified after several millennia, because the last volcanic eruption occurred around 8050 BC.

The slopes of the embankment are pointed and convex. On the one hand falls off them beautiful waterfall. On the other hand, hot springs flow from the volcano. In some places, gases come out from under the stones. This extraordinary spectacle is insanely mesmerizing. Trust me, it's worth seeing.

Volcano Golovnin

This volcano is beautiful not for its size, but for its multiple craters. The height of Golovnin is only about 500 meters. One of the calderas has a diameter of about five kilometers. The edges are surrounded by high sides. There are four domes in the depression. One of them is occupied by Lake Boiling. In another part of the caldera, Lake Hot is located.

Life is in full swing in Lake Boiling, despite the fact that chemical elements predominate there - hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride and carbon dioxide. During the reactions, there is a constant precipitation of sulfur, which is found throughout the crater. She is in the film of the reservoir, and in the sand on the shore, and even settles at the bottom. It does not harm small fish at all. They perfectly live in hot springs, mud pots and steam-gas jets.

Another lake - Hot is also rich in living creatures. His maximum depth reaches 60 meters. total area reservoir three square kilometers. In addition to fish, crustaceans are also found in the lake.

Volcano Kuntomintar

Kuntomintar is formed by the type of layered volcanoes. It looks like a cone-shaped embankment, which consists of a variety of rocks. Mostly basalt and andesite are found. From the satellite, the volcano looks like a figure eight or glasses. Its height is approximately 800 meters. Its location is quoted in the very center of the Nikonov Peninsula.

At the top of Kuntomintara is a huge crater. The recess is filled with glaciers and snowfields.

There is very little information about this volcano in history. Many scientists assumed that Kuntomintar erupted in 1872. The explosion was so powerful that it completely destroyed the nearby village. local residents. But this information is false. The village was destroyed by an eruption from another volcano.

There are suggestions that the last eruption of Kuntomintara did occur in 1927. But then again, there is no exact confirmation of this.

Volcano Bogdan Khmelnitsky

The volcano is a huge cone-shaped mound, which consists mainly of basalts. This is the most common rock in the Kuriles. The height of the volcano is about 1500 meters. It got its name in honor of the great military commander Khmelnitsky. Near Bogdan Khmelnitsky there is another volcano - Chirip. Together they make up the Two-Hump Range.

By the way, this confluence of two hills is considered the most popular among tourists. People come here specially to climb to the top and look at the Sea of Okhotsk from a bird's eye view. At the foot of the volcanoes there are many camp sites that offer accommodation and everything you need climbing equipment. During the ascent there are already prepared places to rest.

So, at an altitude of 1000 meters on a hill there is Lake Lost. There you can make a halt and dial fresh water. She is nowhere to be found above. Although, many tourists do not disdain meltwater from glaciers, which are very numerous at the top.

Volcano Naked

The age of the volcano is approximately 3000 million years. Naked located near mountain river Asacha. With its thyroid composition, it is connected with other hills in the upper reaches of the reservoir.

The hill is a cone-shaped mound, consisting exclusively of basalt rocks. The exact height of Golay is 858 meters. Due to the basalt, the volcano is almost white in color. For its corrugated forms, the locals jokingly nicknamed the volcano a naked woman. The second word of the nickname was lost and the hill remained simply Naked. The name has remained the same. The top of the volcano is decorated with a small depression strewn with snowfields and glaciers.

Throughout its history, the volcano erupted several dozen times, but it did not bring any special destructive effects. The date of the last explosion has not been established by scientists.

Volcano Chikurachki

The age of Chikurachka is about 50 thousand years. It is a complex volcano. Its height is approximately 1800 meters. It is a neat cone-shaped embankment, consisting of andesite rocks, as well as volcanic dust, ash and slag. At the top of the hill there is a regular crater. Its diameter reaches 450 meters. Along the edges of the depression are high sides. Inside the crater is a volcanic plug.

Because of frequent eruptions nothing grows near the volcano. Living organisms categorically do not perceive frozen lava, and a lot of it has spilled over the entire history of the existence of the volcano. Eruptions began in the 19th century. In one century, there are three largest explosions. At the present time, the volcano worries almost every year. The last eruption was recorded in 2008. For the past five years he has not made himself known. Seismologists consider it an unpredictable volcano, so they keep a close eye on it.

– business card this Russian region, annually gathering thousands of tourists from this land different corners peace. Volcanoes so different that it will take more than one day to get to know each of them. Among them there are many active ones, the eruption of which can cause conflicting feelings among travelers: delight and horror, admiration and fear, all at the same time. Kamchatka volcanoes erupt very rarely, without harming the locals. Volcanoes are an amazing sight that attracts vacationers to such a distance. Today we will introduce you to the most famous volcanoes Kamchatka.

Despite the fact that all volcanoes are magnificent, each in its own way, three main volcanoes can be distinguished on the Kamchatka Peninsula in terms of size and unusual shape: Klyuchevskoy, Koryaksky, Kronotsky volcanoes. Each of them can safely claim the proud title of a symbol of Kamchatka. But we will tell about all the local volcanoes in more detail.

1. Uzon Volcano- it is surrounded by the ring-shaped failure of the same name, formed forty years ago after the eruption. The diameter of the caldera is ten kilometers, and throughout this territory there are the main treasures of Kamchatka: mineral springs with unique algae and microorganisms living in them, healing mud baths, lakes with flocks of snow-white swans, endless tundra, birch forests with formidable watchmen living there - bears. Autumn landscapes are especially delightful here, when the forest and tundra are painted in golden and red hues.

2. Volcano Klyuchevskoy- the famous natural formation of Russia, which appeared seven thousand years ago. The volcano has the shape of a huge cone, created due to layers of basaltic lava. Tourists are amazed at the surprisingly clear lines and such a regular geometric shape created by nature. Smaller volcanoes have grown together with the main volcano: Kamen, Ploskaya Near, Ploskaya Far. The peculiarity of the Klyuchevskoy volcano is in the column of smoke constantly rising from its mouth, which is created by constant and numerous explosions occurring inside. The height of this Russian volcano is four thousand seven hundred and fifty meters, but it changes periodically: it depends on the power of the explosions. The entire foot of the Klyuchevskoy Sopka volcano is overgrown with dense coniferous forests- spruce and Okhotsk larch. The first inhabitants chose these places in the Stone Age, they were the Koryak and Itelmen tribes, they were engaged in fishing and hunting. This volcano got its name in the seventeenth century, after the beginning of the development of the territory of Kamchatka, when springs with the purest water. Here they created a settlement for researchers, which they called Klyuchi, just like the volcano - Klyuchevskoy. The first to conquer the summit of this volcano was Daniil Gauss, who arrived here as part of a Russian expedition. He and two of his companions went upstairs without special equipment, despite the huge risk, everything ended well. Here was created national park, which together with Klyuchevskoy Sopka, was included in the list World Heritage UNESCO. This is an active volcano in Russia, at the foot of which there is a station of the Institute of Volcanology. Scientists have found that a volcanic eruption occurs once every six years, but destructive eruptions occur only once every twenty-five years. It is estimated that in three thousand years, lava was ejected fifty times. With each such ejection of lava, columns of dust and smoke rise into the sky, which gradually dissipate over the surrounding area, the flame can last for a week or three years, as it was once. But this does not frighten the local residents of the Klyuchi settlement, who, like their distant ancestors, hunt, fish, farm, raise livestock, that is, lead an ordinary life, in the shadow of a formidable neighbor that attracts crowds of tourists to these parts.

3. Karymsky Volcano- the most active volcano in Kamchatka, which produced more than twenty eruptions in one century, many of which lasted for years, replacing one with another. The most intense eruption happened in 1962, it went on for three years, giving out more than three thousand cubic meters of dust and gases in one explosion. Sometimes in one day there were up to nine hundred emissions. The volcanic eruption looks especially delightful at night, when luminous tangles of smoke, ash and flashes of fire rise into the sky, illuminating the surroundings like a white day. Tourists are not afraid of the formidable volcano, making ascents to its top, having previously stopped at the Maly Semyachik ridge to enjoy the amazing view around. The history of the origin of this volcano is confusing: at first there was the Dvor volcano, which was completely destroyed during its eruption, but in the caldera that arose after the explosion, the Karymsky volcano was born over time, central part which was also heavily destroyed after the eruption. Here again a caldera arose and a new cone, which we can observe today. At the foot of the Karymsky volcano, a volcanological station was set up to maintain safety in the area.

4. Volcano Maly Semyachik- this one is perfect amazing volcano Kamchatka, stretches for three kilometers. It is unique in the presence of three craters, in one of which, during the eruption, acid lake, kilometer deep, with green water, the temperature of which varies from twenty-five to forty-five degrees, and the composition of the lake's water is similar to sulfuric acid. IN sunny weather tourists have the opportunity not only to climb this volcano, but also to approach the lake, however, it is not worth standing next to it for a long time, as it periodically begins to “spit out” jets of acidic water in different directions.

5. Gorely Volcano- has a shape elongated in the western direction. This is a typical volcano formed from a caldera. The height of Gorely is one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine meters, it has eleven craters, some of them picturesquely intersect. The craters where eruptions have occurred are ring-shaped and filled with acidic lakes. In one part of the Gorely volcano, the caldera, descending from the faults, created a kind of entrance gate on the walls. Everything looks very unusual, which attracts tourists here.

6. Avachinsky Volcano- This Kamchatka volcano has a complex structure, similar to Vesuvius volcano. Its height is two thousand seven hundred and fifty one meters, and the diameter of the crater is three hundred and fifty meters, with a depth of two hundred and twenty meters. During the last eruption, which occurred at the end of the twentieth century, the funnel of the crater was filled with lava and fumaroles began to form here, depositing sulfur.

7. Volcano Koryaksky- a picturesque Kamchatka volcano, with a very regular and perfectly even cone. Its height is three thousand two hundred and fifty six meters. There are numerous glaciers at the top, which are completely unaffected by the nearby fumaroles that warm the interior of the volcanic crater. This volcano is a champion in the content of rocks and volcanic rocks.

8. Volcano Dzenzursky- a long-destroyed volcano, in the crater of which there is now a glacier. But in the southeastern part of Dzenzursky there is a fumarole focus, covering an area of one hundred square meters, which warms inland waters to a boiling point of 100 degrees.

9. Vilyuchinsky Volcano- located close to big city Kamchatka - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is long extinct and is characterized by a cut top, with areas filled with ice, and flowing down it into old times lava, thanks to fumaroles, became multi-colored.

10. Ostry Tolbachik Volcano- has a sharp roof, which was formed by a glacier. The height of the volcano is three thousand six hundred and eighty two meters. The foot is covered by glaciers, the most famous of which is the Schmidt glacier, from which you can clearly see the barrancos, which picturesquely cut the ledges of Tolbachik. From the west, one can observe dikes similar to battlements of basalt origin, which are of interest not only to researchers, but also ordinary tourists.

11. Volcano Ksudach- in shape it looks like a cropped cone, with craters filled with acidic lake waters. In height, this volcano reaches only a thousand meters, while at the time of its appearance it was two thousand meters high, but in the process of its volcanic activity, it became a thousand meters lower. There are many calderas of different sizes, estimated at different ages. Volcano Ksudach - the most unusual volcano Kamchatka: here you can find lakes with the purest water, a waterfall springs from its caldera, beautiful alder forests grow on the slopes of the volcano.

12. Volcano Mutnovsky- the most complex massif in its structure, with numerous fumarole zones, several craters, with hot mineral spring, seething boilers of boiling water and warm lakes. Height of this Kamchatka volcano- two thousand three hundred twenty-three meters. The Vulkannaya River flows nearby, breaking into a huge and beautiful waterfall.

Volcanoes of Kamchatka- so dangerous and beautiful in all their manifestations, every year they attract more and more tourists who break away from their homes and leave their comfort zone, go on a long journey through the farthest region of Russia - Kamchatka, to get acquainted with these amazing natural creations.