"It was formed by a stream flowing from the hot springs associated with the Mutnovsky volcano. This stream flows beneath glacial ice on the flanks of Mutnovsky. Because glaciers on Kamchatka volcanoes have been melting in recent years, the roof of this cave is now so thin that sunlight penetrates through it, eerily illuminating the icy structures within."Kamachatka can be found at similar latitudes to Great Britain. It encounters incredibly freezing winter time seasons and is protected in snowfall from Oct to delayed May. The peninsula is also known for a sequence of effective volcanoes that make up the peninsula's backbone.
Interestingly, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kamchatka Peninsula was totally off-limits to people from other countries and most Soviets. There was a army platform on the southeast end of the peninsula, which located submarines that taken nuclear ballistic missiles. Since that time, it has progressively becoming a well-known identify for adrenaline junkies, especially those looking to encounter winter sports in a near breathtaking atmosphere. Photography lovers have also been finding all that the Kamchatka Pensinsula has to provide, as you can see here.
As photographer Denis Budko states, "These snow caves, are usually hidden from foreign eyes under big thicknesses of snow..."
Russia Ice Cave Photo
Source : Photo by Denis Budko