Above politics (and below the photographer's helicopter) Kudryavyy volcano sends out signals proclaiming true wilderness 3,235 feet high on Iturup.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 18.4 Mpixels (52.6 MB uncompressed) - 5273x3489 pixels (17.5x11.6 in / 44.6x29.5 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: above, active, helicopter, Iturup, Kudryavyy, Kuril Islands, Kurils, Kurilskii, kurit, National Geographic, Ring fo Fire, signal, smoke, view, volcano