from space showing two simultaneously erupting volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula (click to enlarge) on 13 February 2010. Plumes are spewing from Klyuchevskaya Volcano in the north and Bezymianny Volcano in the south, seen in darker contrast to the surrounding snow-draped landscape.Klyuchevskaya is both the tallest and most active volcano on Kamchatka, reaching a height of 4,835 m (15,860 ft). Bezymianny reaches 2,882 m (9,455 ft) above sea level.
Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory.
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