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The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), [1] also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially, the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. [2] Hundreds of natural gas fires illuminate the floor and rim of the crater. The crater has been burning since the 1980s.
The Darvaza Gas Crater is a fiery, burning natural gas field in Turkmenistan. Located in the Karakum Desert, people have nicknamed it "The Door to Hell."
Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...
Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, known locally as the mouth of hell. In China, Fengdu has a long history in the Taoist tradition of being a portal to hell. [11] In Derweze, Turkmenistan, a burning natural gas fire in the middle of the Karakum Desert is known as the Door to Hell or Darvaza gas crater. [12]
The Darvaza gas crater, also known as the Door to Hell, at night in the Karakum Desert. The Karakum is home to the Darvaza gas crater. Also called the "Door to Hell" or the "Gates of Hell" by locals, it is a crater of natural gas that has been burning since 1971. The crater is a major tourist attraction, with hundreds of visitors arriving each ...
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English: The Door to Hell, a burning natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan.This image is made from three 17mm shots stitched together and the field of view (~170°) is larger than it may appear (the field has roughly the size of two basketball courts).
And then came the most intriguing—a stone door that led to a cavern as deep as 90 miles (yeah, we’re not sure how that’s possible either) into the Earth, complete with intersecting passages ...