Mutnovsky volcano - Kamchatka, Russia

in #mapala8 years ago (edited)

Mutnovsky is a name of active volcano on Kamchatka. This volcano has several half-ruined craters, so you can get right into the heart of the volcano through one of them, where the opposite side of the crater is a beautiful hanging glacier.



This is entrance to crater



The volcano erupting frequently. He did not spewing magma, its eruptions are accompanied by emission of hot steam and hot mudflows. In the quiet time on its crater filled fumorolami that emit hot air with a high sulfur content.





On the volcano, if I may say so, we can see working geothermal power plant. Because the volcano is in fact a huge geothermal field.

The road to the volcano is through colorful Pass:

This is how looks like one of the craters in the winter from a helicopter:



Some skiers moving down along the wall of the volcano right in the crater when winter is snowy.



After visiting this volcano you have to see ‘ Dangerous Ravine


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Beautiful photos!

Thanks! ;)