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Klyuchevskoy Volcano Erupts, Unleashing Lava and Smoke Plume

7/15/2025

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The Klyuchevskoy volcano, towering at 15,597 feet, erupted spectacularly in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in 2023, unleashing twin lava flows and a massive smoke plume stretching 1,000 miles. With over 60 eruptions in the last century, this majestic stratovolcano continues to captivate, as captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on November 1, 2023.

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The Klyuchevskoy volcano, towering at 15,597 feet, erupted spectacularly in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in 2023, unleashing twin lava flows and a massive smoke plume stretching 1,000 miles. With over 60 eruptions in the last century, this majestic stratovolcano continues to captivate, as captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on November 1, 2023.