Darvaza Gas Crater,
Turkmenistan
It’s pretty easy to see why this
crater in the desert wilds of Turkmenistan is known as the Door to Hell. It’s
thought that the flame-filled chasm was formed when a Soviet oil-drilling rig
hit upon a natural subterranean gas chamber. The ground collapsed leaving
behind a massive crater leaking poisonous gas. The inferno was lit to prevent
those harmful gases spilling out, and the flames are still burning some five
decades later.
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