Approximately 200 geysers exist in the area along with many hot-water springs and perpetual spouters.
The largest of these geysers erupts with 60 tons of water once or twice a year.
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The geysers of Kamchatka were discovered by a local scientist, Tatyana Ustinova, in 1941.
She published her findings fourteen years later, but there was little exploration of the area until 1972.
Since the 1980s, it became a renowned tourist attraction in Kamchatka.
In 2008 the Valley of Geysers was elected as one of the seven wonders of Russia.
One of the world’s hottest spots almost disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Nevertheless, the Valley is still alive and attracts a lot of interest from scientists and tourists.
