Amazing Places 4 You 1: Hell

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Door to Hell, Turkmenistan

10:00 AM by UnknownNo comments

Derweze is a small village in Turkmenistan, not far from the village, in the middle of the Karakum desert, there is a huge burning hole in the ground! This hole is the locals "The Door to Hell".
Soviet geologists (back in the early 70s) held surveys around the area when a drilling rig into the ground creating a 70-meter-wide hole in the desert called her together.
Since the hole was filled with toxic and combustible gases, they decided, it lights up, the fire of the gas consumption is, they charged and the fire is constantly burning since 1971st

For more information, please visit Wikipedia - Derweze

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By Tormod Sandtorv (Flickr: Darvasa Gas Crater panorama) [CC BY -SA 2.0] on Wikimedia

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Door to Hell - crater, which is burning over 40 years

10:00 PM by UnknownNo comments

"Door to Hell" in a suitable gas field in Turkmenistan, which has already burned more than 40 years in Karakum desert name. Flaming Crater was first discovered by Soviet scientists in 1970, as a room full of gas deposits. Unfortunately, the country from the weight and the pressure of the oil platform burst into force.

Large amounts of methane gas to react harmful to the environment, free from the massive drop and immediate scientists quickly and burn gas, taking into account the cheapest and easiest solution. Gas provided to burn for several days. But what they did not expect, is the fire burns 4 decades, until today. Today this is a resort that attracts visitors from around the world to come and see it up close infernal abyss. If you explore some new and unusual place to enjoy in it want to recommend we go to Door to Hell in Turkmenistan. Below you can see images from door to hell that is going to blow your mind to see.

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