[Geysers] Kamchatka - Koryakski Volcano Erupts - last eruption 3000+

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Russian Volcano Erupts 12/30/08

Russia's Koryakski volcano on the eastern Kamchatka 
Peninsula has erupted sending ash 6,000 metres 
(20,000 feet) into the air, according to the local 
geophysics service said.

In the past 24 hours, about 170 tremors have been 
registered near the volcano. The last major eruption 
occurred 3,500 years ago.

There are more than 150 volcanoes on the Peninsula, 
29 of them active.

RUSSIAN Volcano VIDEO FOOTAGE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7805018.stm

A larger Video Story on Volcano from Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=96167&videoChannel=1

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