Tolbachik volcano and lava field

 

Tolbachik volcano viewed from the south. The volcano is built by two coalesced cones: Ostry ("Sharp") Tolbachik (at the left) and Plosky ("Flat") Tolbachik (at the right). Thick cinder blanket from the 1975-76 eruption mantles once forested Tolbachik lava field (at the foreground).

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