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Karymsky Volcano

Photo: Ash and steam billowing from Karymsky Volcano
Ash and steam billow from Karymsky Volcano in Russia’s dramatic Kamchatka Peninsula. The 750-mile-long (1,200-kilometer-long) peninsula in eastern Siberia is home to 127 volcanoes, 22 of which are still active.
Photograph by Klaus Nigge

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