Kamchatka
Kamchatka is a peninsula in the east of Russia, washed by the Okhotsk and Bering Seas, as well as the Pacific Ocean. The area of the peninsula is 270 thousand km², most of which is occupied by mountains and volcanoes.
Kamchatka on map
Overview
There are many nature reserves and specially protected natural areas in Kamchatka. In 1996, UNESCO, within the framework of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, formed a separate category "Volcanoes of Kamchatka", which included: Kronotsky Reserve, South Kamchatka Federal Reserve, Nalychevo Natural Park, Yuzhno-Kamchatsky Natural Park, Bystrinsky Natural Park, and in 2001 it was added Klyuchevskoy Nature Park.
Khalaktyrsky "Black" beach
26 active and more than 300 extinct volcanoes have formed a unique and inimitable landscape. About 6 explosive eruptions of active volcanoes occur daily, and four are in a state of moderate and continuous.
View of the volcanoes of Kamchatka
Many parts of Kamchatka are difficult or impossible to visit due to the peculiarities of the landscape, specially protected areas and the potential danger of being in front of a pyroclastic wave of sand and dust during an explosion, which spreads over a distance of up to 30 km at a speed of 200 km/h.
One of the most popular and, in some places, the only possible way to explore the territories are group or private helicopter tours. But many of the foothills of volcanoes, mountain valleys and geysers can be visited by rented car not only as part of tourist groups, but also independently. And some of the places can be seen from a boat during boat trips.
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