In Turkmenistan, there is a "door to hell" - a place that illuminates 40 years

Darwaz - gas crater in Turkmenistan. Travelers called "door to hell," or "Gates of Hell." Located 90 km from the village Erbent.

In 1971, near the village of Darvaza in Turkmenistan Soviet geologists discovered a cluster of underground gas. As a result of excavation and drilling, geologists stumbled on an underground cavity (void), because of what the earth has failed and formed a big hole filled with gas. Drilling rig with all the equipment and vehicles fell into the formed hole, the people in this incident were not injured. To harmful to humans and livestock pair did not go out, they decided to set fire to. Geologists have speculated that the fire will go out after a few days, but were mistaken. Since 1971, the natural gas coming from the crater, continuously lit day and night.

Nothing Once inside, can not get out. Any living creature doomed. Humming and bursting with hot air crater has a diameter of 60 and a depth of 20 meters. The gas comes out of the ground, separated by hundreds of different-sized burning torches. In some torches flames reach 10-15 meters in height.













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