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Snowstorm Slams Far East’s Kamchatka, Grounding Flights and Stranding Motorists
A powerful snowstorm battered Russia’s Far East Kamchatka Peninsula, bringing travel to a halt and triggering avalanche ...
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Russia's Shiveluch Volcano Erupts After 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Kamchatka Region
The quake, with a depth of 49 km, was felt across the Kamchatka Peninsula, including in Vilyuchinsk, Yelizovo, and Klyuchi. Shiveluch is located about 280 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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Where the Salmon Rule
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 ...