Points of interest on the Kamchatka Peninsula include thermal and mineral springs, volcanoes, glaciers, a diversity of plants and animals, and other natural features largely untouched by civilization.

6 days ago · Kamchatka Peninsula, peninsula in far eastern Russia, lying between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. The main center is the city and port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is …

1 day ago · The Krasheninnikov volcanic eruption, photographed on Aug 3, 2025, by a Snow Valley tour guide, on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

On 30 July 2025, at 11:24:52 PETT (23:24:52 UTC, 29 July), a Mw 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, 119 km (74 mi) east-southeast of the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. [3][4] It was the most powerful earthquake recorded worldwide since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, [5] and is tied with the 1906 Ecuador–Colombia ...

Sep 8, 2021 · It lies between the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk, covering approximately 270,000 square kilometers. The peninsula is almost the size of New Zealand and slightly larger than the United Kingdom. It is part of the Kamchatka Krai.

2 days ago · A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

6 days ago · The Kamchatka Peninsula, located in Russia’s Far East, sits along the volatile "Ring of Fire" — a seismically active belt that encircles the Pacific Ocean.

6 days ago · All eyes are on the remote Russian Kamchatka peninsula in the far east after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit this morning – one of the strongest tremors ever recorded.

2 days ago · A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

Volcanoes of Kamchatka ... This astronaut photograph illustrates some of the volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This Landsat photo illustrates volcanic features of recent flows at Zhupanovsky and Dzenzursky volcanoes. The volcanoes of Kamchatka are a large group of volcanoes situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia.