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Bear and Geyser. Kamchatka
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Geyser River in steam
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The Velikan (Giant) Geyser (2006)
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Velikan Geyser in May 2006
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This opaline siliceous deposit forms around hot springs in the Valley of the Geysers
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Red clays bubble and boil, revealing underground volcanic activity in the Valley of the Geysers
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A spiky ridge formed of volcanic tuff borders the Valley of the Geysers
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Zhemchuzhny (Pearl) Geyser blows steam in the Valley of the Geysers
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The Geyser River flows through the Valley of the Geysers, cloaked in fall colors
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A thermal lake, formed in the central part of the Valley of the Geysers after the landslide of June 3, 2007. Taken in July 2007
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Evening in the Valley of the Geysers during the eruption of Velikan Geyser. July 2007
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Geyser Lake on a pleasant morning. July 2007
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Hot water flowing from geysers creates a favorable environment a variety of colorful alga in Kamchatka's Valley of the Geysers
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Death Valley, known for its noxious gases capable of killing animals, is situated at the foot of Kikhpinich Volcano
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On windless days, steam covers the the floor of the Valley of the Geysers. the volcano to the left is Zubchatka, part of Bolshoy Semyachik
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This hot waterfall, which is ephemeral in nature due to the fact that the water comes from an erupting geyser above, is colored by heat-loving bacteria
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The first two cascades of the Troinoy (Triple) Waterfall on Geyser River resemble an hourglass (2004)
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Грязевой котел Восьмерка в Долине Гейзеров
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Autumn colors make stone birch trees blush in the Valley of the Geysers in October
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A bear neaer the Malachite Grotte in the Valley of the Geysers (2006)
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A May snowfall coats hot kettles and birch trees in new snow
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A bracken fern sprouts from under the soil warmed by volcanic heat in the Valley of the Geysers
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Keyflower orchids (Dactylorhiza aristata) bloom earlier in the warmth of the Valley of the Geysers than in other parts of Kronotsky Nature Reserve