Kuril Lake

Kamchatka Krai · Russia

Kuril Lake, Russia
Photo: Игорь Шпиленок, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
July to September
Budget
$$$
Coordinates
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A caldera lake in southern Kamchatka renowned for one of the world's largest sockeye salmon runs. In late summer brown bears gather along its shores to fish beneath surrounding volcanoes.

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