Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 61/91F.

Route: From Lena Pillars 1,919 km ESE.

Significance: The Kamchatka peninsula is more densely packed with volcanoes than anywhere in the world. Much of the terrain is a stark landscape filled with glaciers, but there are also heavily forested areas supporting diverse fauna.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Symmetrical cones dot the peninsula (from whc.unesco.org)

Smoking hillsides hint at the lava below (from whc.unesco.org)