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Karymsky (volcano)

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Karymsky (volcano)

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Karymsky (Karymskaya sopka) is an active stratovolcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It and Shiveluch are Kamchatka's largest, most active and most continuously erupting volcanoes, as well as one of the most active on the planet. It is named after the Karyms, an ethnic group in Russia.

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