Kurile Lake
Russia /
Kamcatka /
Ozernovskiy /
World
/ Russia
/ Kamcatka
/ Ozernovskiy
, 65 km from center (Озерновский)
World / Russia / Kamchatka
lake, volcano, caldera, UNESCO World Heritage Site, crater lake
Kurile Lake (Russian: Курильское озеро) is a large caldera containing a crater lake located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It has an area of 77 km², an average depth of 176 m, and a maximum depth of 306 m. It the largest spawning ground for sockeye salmon in Eurasia (if not in the world).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurile_Lake
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Coordinates: 51°27'30"N 157°6'21"E
- Ilyinsky Volcano, 1578 m 8.1 km
- Charlie Russell Bear Territory 30 km
- Lake Bolshoye 97 km
- Lake Utinoye 99 km
- Lake Kuzminovskoye 101 km
- Lake Melkoye 130 km
- Lake Glukhoye 140 km
- Lake Zerkalnoye 195 km
- Lake Pernatoye 198 km
- Lake Chyornoye 264 km
- Ilyinsky Volcano, 1578 m 8.2 km
- Zheltovsky Volcano, 1953 m 21 km
- Kambalny Volcano, 2156 m 23 km
- South Kamchatka State Sanctuary 27 km
- Koshelev Volcano, 1812m 27 km
- Vestnik bay 35 km
- Lopatka Reef 70 km
- First Kuril Strait 79 km
- Shumshu Island 95 km
- Island Paramushir 156 km
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