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	Information about Kronotsky National Biosphere Reserve.
		The Kronotsky State Biosphere Reservation may be rightfully considered one of the oldest Reservation in Russia.
		The Kronotsky Reservation (area: 1,142,134 hectare) plays in important part in conservation of flora and fauna diversity within the Kamchatka peninsular.
		The Kronotsky Reservation houses the world's largest population of the Steller's Sea-Eagle and Aleutian sea-swallow (Sterna camtschatica), it is home to a great number of swans where they spend winter.
	www.travelkamchatka.com /kronotsky.htm (297 words)

	Global Volcanism Program \| Kronotsky \| Summary
		The lake formed at the end of the Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene when extensive lava flows on the south side of Kronotsky volcano dammed the Listvenichnaya River.
		Cinder cones are found on the north and primarily on the SE and SW flanks.
		Kronotsky lavas have been dominantly basaltic, with the exception of the small basaltic-andesite summit lava extrusion and a flank lava flow.
	www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1000-20= (162 words)

	Kamchatka - Kronotsky Reserve & Geyser Valley \| Kamchatka exploration \| trekking tour in Siberia \| Pacific \| Far ...
		Kronotsky Reserve is one of the first nature reserves in Russia.
		Kronotsky Reserve is also famous due to its unique variety of nature complexes, which represent mostly all the main nature complexes existing in Kamchatka Peninsula.
		Kronotsky Reserve is also famous for the Uzon Caldera and the world-known unique natural phenomenon Geyser Valley.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/8911.html (1677 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 1984 the Kronotsky Zapovednik was recognised as a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.
		The Kronotsky Volcano in Kronotsky Zapovednik is 3,525m.
		Kronotsky and Kurilskoe are two of the major lakes in the area, both highly scenic and important fish spawning habitat.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/kamchat.htm (1830 words)

	Kamchatka Volcanoes - Trekking in Kronotsky Reserve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Kronotsky Reserve is one of the first nature reserves in Russia.
		People started protecting these lands even in the early 18-th century, when they realised that the amount of wild sable and some other animals was decreasing year by year.
		Kronotsky Reserve is also famous due to its unique variety of nature complexes, which represent mostly all the main nature complexes existing in Kamchatka Peninsula.
	www.geographicbureau.com /Siberia/Kamchatka/kam_kronotsky.htm (1861 words)

	Wild Russia- a look at the Kronotsky Zapovednik
		Kronotsky Biosphere Zapovednik, abutting the Pacific Ocean in the very northeast of Russia, is so remote that its magnificent Valley of the Geysers was only discovered in the middle of this century.
		The sable especially thrives in the larch forests (Larix kamtscatica) in the basin of Lake Kronotsky.
		Kronotsky Zapovednik was included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1996, thanks to the large number of unique natural sites in the Zapovednik formed by volcanic activity.
	www.wild-russia.org /bioregion14/14-kronotsky/14_kro.htm (1360 words)

	Kamchatka. Kronotsky Biosphere State Reserve
		Kronotsky Biosphere State Reserve was founded in 1934.
		In the eastern part of Kronotsky state reserve mountains are lower (up to 1400 m above the sea level); mountain- glacier landscapes are widely present here.
		The network of rivers and streams is dense- one each 100 ha of area are 650 rivers and streams, on average, are located.
	www.kamchatkatravel.net /eng/kronock.shtml (427 words)

	Kronotsky Trekking - Contrast Getaway Adventures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Siberian peninsula of Kamchatka lies in the north east of Russia and is renowned for the great beauty of its volcanic landscapes, infinite mountain ranges, areas of swampy, coniferous forest and the vast flatness of the tundra where brown bears can often be spotted.
		Kronotsky National Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1882, initially as a huge parkland for hunting the sable.
		Accommodation on the first and last nights of the trip is in a local hotel near Petropavlovsk and under canvas in Kronotsky Reserve.
	www.contrastgetaway.com /AS_Kam_Sib_ENG/Itinerary/eng_askry_ws.html (717 words)

	Kronotsky Volcano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Kronotzky is a stratovolcano that stands 10,168 ft (3100 m) above the surrounding plain and is located to the east of Kronotskoe Lake.
		This volcano is located in a belt of fractures running from northeast to southwest.
		Photograph of Kronotsky by Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological Survey, September 18, 1990.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/kamchatka/Kronotsky_ground.html (189 words)

	Did Emperor seamounts subduct?
		The average paleomagnetic latitude of the Kronotsky Arc in the Bartonian is shown by the arrow [Levashova et al., 2000].
		The Achaivayam-Valaginsky and Kronotsky terranes are separated by a system of large nappes of the eastern vergence that are composed of terrigenous rocks varying in composition from poorly sorted breccia-conglomerates to fl siliceous mudstones and turbidites of sandy mudstones.
		Circles with arrows correspond to paleomagnetic latitudes of Kamchatka Isthmus in the Campanian and the Kronotsky Peninsula in the Campanian-Maastrichtian [Levashova et al., 2000].
	www.mantleplumes.org /Kamchatka2.html (3587 words)

	Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve Trek Information. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Kronotsky Nature Reserve holds unparalleled spectacles for even the most experienced travellers.
		There are warm waterfalls flowing down from basalt rocks, groves of sea plants and noisy bird colonies on the Pacific Coast, narrow paths with walls of giant grasses and flowers, magnificent volcanoes with steaming tops, deep river valleys and spectacular geysers.
		Mass tourism in Kronotsky reserve is still prohibited thus saving and preserving the area leaving it almost untouched by economic activity.
	www.ewpnet.com /kronotsky.htm (975 words)

	Kamchatka tourism and visitors guide for the Kamchatka Peninsula
		The Kronotsky State Biosphere Preserve has the highest designation of all the protected areas in the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Volcanoes of Kamchatka.” It is also one of the most dynamic, geologically active protected areas in the world.
		One of Russia’s largest preserves, Kronotsky is a multi-faceted jewel covering 1,007,134 hectares of land and a 3-mile zone of 152 miles of shoreline.
		Because Kronotsky is not a national park, its access to the general public is limited.
	www.kamchatkatourism.com /protected-kronotsky.htm (784 words)

	ECOTOURS RUSSIA
		The Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve (with area more than 1,000,000 hectares) is located in an hour by helicopter to the Northeast from Petropavlovsk.
		There are the Uzon Volcano Calderas, the Valley of the Geysers, the Kronotsky Lake, a grove of Kamchatka fur trees, 37 animals species, 212 bird species, more than 600 plant species, 9 active volcanoes, 10 groups of thermal waters.
		The Valley of the Geysers is hidden in one of deep canyons in the Kronotsky Reserve.
	www.ecotours-intourist.ru /travel.asp?destination=3 (995 words)

	Kronotsky at AllExperts
		Kronotsky Volcano (near the center of the photograph) is a volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
		It exhibits the classic radial drainage pattern, extending downward from its crater.
		Kronotsky is considered to be the one of the most scenic volcanos in Kamchatka.
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/kr/kronotsky.htm (154 words)

	Kamchatka tours, travel, eco tours, fishing, bear viewing, mountaineering, skiing, hiking and more with Explore ...
		Kronotsky one of the oldest preserved territories in Russia was chartered in the 19th century.
		Set aside to protect the rich sable population, the "soft gold" of Siberia and the Russian Far East, the Preserve has only recently opened a limited number of hiking routes to visitors.
		The Kronotsky Preserve protects 1,007,134 hectares of land along the central Pacific coast of the Peninsula.
	www.explorekamchatka.com /2-5-3-9backpackingkronotskypreserve.htm (503 words)

	Tsunami Laboratory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		For example, in Kronotsky Bay, statistical analysis permits an estimate of tsunami frequency over the last 3000 years or more.
		The maximum tsunami frequency was about 2000-1000 years BP This time corresponds to a period of increased seismicity and volcanic activity which appears to be recorded in many places on the Kamchatka peninsula.
		For tsunami events recorded in the Kronotsky Bay region during the last 1000 years, we estimated maximum wave height, as well as penetration distance.
	omzg.sscc.ru /tsulab/14061630.html (249 words)

	Kronotsky Trekking /Guided Tours, Russia: Kamchatka
		The Siberian peninsula of Kamchatka lies in the north east of Russia and is renowned for the great beauty of its volcanic landscapes, infinite mountain ranges, areas of swampy, coniferous forest and the vast flatness of the tundra where brown bears can often be spotted.
		Kronotsky National Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1882, initially as a huge parkland for hunting the sable.
		Accommodation on the first and last nights of the trip is in a local hotel near Petropavlovsk and the rest of the time is spent under canvas in Kronotsky Reserve.
	www.guideboard.net /adventure/tour-operators/russia/kronotsky-trekking-460.html (1835 words)

	Deutsche Stiftung Welterbe
		The size of Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve is about 1 million hectare and it is located on the mountainous shores of the Pacific Ocean.
		Kronotsky and Kurilskoe are two of the major lakes in the area, both highly scenic and important fish spawning habitats.
		The Kronotsky Volcano in Kronotsky State Biosphere Reserve reaches a height of 3,525m.
	www.welterbestiftung.org /kamchatka.htm (346 words)

	Kronotsky region seen from space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The region seen is only partly snow-covered, and Kronotsky Lake (upper right) is nearly free of ice.
		The images above and below were taken in 2002 on 8 July and 26 July, respectively, by the Terra satellite.
		The views show the Kronotsky region with summer vegetation and mostly free of snow, with snow remaining on several volcanoes.
	pages.prodigy.net /wrjohnston/geysers/geizerov.html (227 words)

	drouzyaka abstract
		For the population of Kronotsky Reserve’s Wooper swans, the lake Kronotskoye, which is highly eutrophic, is a rich feeding waterbody.
		Thus, the population of swans of Kronotsky Reserve remains high by separation of feeding and nesting habitats.
		The swans leave mostly to winter not far from the nesting area and begin their breeding before the rest, which is very important in the severe conditions of the Kamchatka peninsula.
	www.taiga.net /arctic2000/abstracts/drouzyaka.html (892 words)

	Natural sights of Kamchatka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		But they cannot be compared in beauty and sublimity with the gushing springs on the limited territory of the Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka.
		Kronotsky Volcano towers up in the center of the Kronotsky Zapovednik.
		It appeared in ancient times when the lake turned out to be cut off from the ocean after eruptions of neighbouring volcanoes.
	www.vostok-tour.ru /en/kamchatka/memory/dg.php?print=Y (622 words)

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