Our new exhibit features a spectacular area of the Russian Far East---the Kamchatka Peninsula. This 1,250-kilometer long peninsula lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. The central valley of Kamchatka is flanked by large volcanic belts containing around 160 volcanoes, 29 of them still active. Located in the center of the peninsula is the Valley of the Geysers, the second largest concentration of geysers in the world. All this seismic and geothermal activity creates a geologically-diverse landscape including geysers, steam vents, and mud pots. These unique attributes are replicated in the Zoo’s Russia’s Grizzly Coast.