Crater Bay is a bay located in the Ushishir Islands, which are part of the Kuril Islands, in the Russian Far East. This bay was formed by volcano which is now extinct.
The Russian Far East generates much revenue from tourism at Crater Bay. The Kuril islands have several volcanoes.
Famous quotes containing the words crater and/or bay:
“Give me a condor’s quill! Give me Vesuvius’ crater for an inkstand!”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“The seagull’s wings shall dip and pivot him,
Shedding white rings of tumult, building high
Over the chained bay waters Liberty—
Then, with inviolate curve, forsake our eyes”
—Hart Crane (1899–1932)