Valley of Geysers
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Title
Valley of Geysers
Subject
Tourism
Description
The Valley of Geysers is one of the largest geyser fields in the world. It is situated on kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia. The valley belongs to Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which is part of UNESCO world heritage sight “Volcanoes of Kamchatka”.
The valley itself is the deep canyon of Geyzernaya river. There are dozens of geysers on the banks of the river. Besides geysers, the valley hosts lots of other miraculous objects: hot springs, mud volcanoes, waterfalls and hot lakes.
The valley is home to an outstanding number of species of living creatures. This ecosystem is unique to Russia.
The first geyser in the valley was found in 1941 by Tatiana Ustinova, who was a geologist. The goal of her expedition was the caldera of Uzon volcano, so the discovery of the geysers was not intended. Due to WW2, the exploration of the valley was postponed for many years.
Nowadays the Valley of Geysers is considered one of the 7 wonders of Russia and is a popular site for tourists visiting the unique Kamchatka region, despite the remoteness of the area.
Source
wordlheritage2022
Contributor
dv43
Type
Site
Identifier
384
Date Submitted
08/04/2022
Date Modified
04/08/2022 01:07:13 pm
Extent
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Spatial Coverage
current,54.437162,160.137665;
Provenance
State
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Valley of Geysers
Object
https://kronoki.org/
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Place Name
Place
Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka, Russia
Prim Media
609
Contact
dv43@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“Valley of Geysers,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/607.
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