Volcanoes of Kamchatka

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Volcanoes of Kamchatka

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Koryaksky volcano rising above Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Location	Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Includes	Kronotsky Strict Nature Reserve Southern Kamchatka Wildlife Reserve Nalychevo Regional Nature Park Bystrinsky Regional Nature Park Southern Kamchatka Regional Nature Park Kluchevskoy Regional Nature Park
Criteria	Natural: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Reference	765bis
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Extensions	2001
Area	3,830,200 ha (14,788 sq mi)
Coordinates	56°20′N 158°30′E / 56.333°N 158.500°E / 56.333; 158.500
Location of Volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia

The volcanoes of Kamchatka are a large group of volcanoes situated on the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia. The Kamchatka River and the surrounding central side valley are flanked by large volcanic belts containing around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active. The peninsula has a high density of volcanoes and associated volcanic phenomena, with 29 active volcanoes being included in the six UNESCO World Heritage List sites in the Volcanoes of Kamchatka group, most of them on the Kamchatka Peninsula.^[1]