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High-quality natural asphalt
On the island of Trinidad, near the village of La Brea, it is small, but one of the most amazing lakes of our planet Pitch Lake.
It consists of ... natural asphalt. Moreover, the high quality asphalt.
It has an area of 40 ha, depth - 80 m.
This reservoir can be considered unique, not similar to any other lake in the world, because it is not filled with clear water, and the semi-black mass. This bitumen - natural asphalt.
Hundreds of tons of bitumen annually draw it out of the lake, but its level is not reduced, because there is a constant natural recharge.
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