Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is a land of superlatives. It is one of the most volcanologically active regions on Earth. It has the world's densest population of brown bears. Next to Yellowstone ...

Bezymianny and Kamen volcanoes' beautiful landscapes were seen from a helicopter during an aerial survey. Footage shows the ...

Shiveluch, one of the most active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted on Thursday evening, sending ash clouds up to 15 kilometers into the sky and blanketing large areas with dust.

the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences told TASS. "The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka threw out ash 11 km above sea level.

This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Kamchatka Peninsula, rugged and remote, is a vast blade of land stabbing southwestward through cold seas from the ...

TASS/. Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula is seeing the increase of tourist flow from the Asia Pacific region, as well as southern Europe and the Baltic states, the local tourist information ...

MOSCOW--Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way. The peninsula, which ...