Posted by IT (Sydney, Australia) on 27 March 2008 in Miscellaneous.
Today will begin the (mini) series of images of the Darvaza Gas Crater.
'Darvaza Gas Crater one of Turkmenistan's most unusual sights. Apparently the result of Soviet-era gas exploration in the 1950s... The fire crater... can only be compared to gates of hell...' (Lonely Planet)
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Is it always glowing? Like a volcanic lava? Damn Soviets!!!!! I was in Kiev during the Chernobyl walking around under the light rain for 3 days during the Holiday with parades and all the outdoor activities. Only after 3 days we the catastrophe was announced... Till nowdays I keep checking my blood regularly. Looking forward to more images!
27 Mar 2008 10:07am
wow - one word - Fascinating.
27 Mar 2008 12:56pm
Amazing...without words
27 Mar 2008 1:33pm
What an amazing capture. I am breathless!
27 Mar 2008 5:54pm
Wow! I can't wait to see the rest of the series.
27 Mar 2008 8:13pm
Only today (April 23) I "discovered" the "jewels" that you had posted. Excellent and most interesting. Is this a man-made crater that just keeps burning?
23 Apr 2008 4:27pm
@Emilio Garcia: Yep :) It is man-made... I’ve posted reference to the only article I’ve managed to find about the place... But unfortunately it is in Russian :( It is in the post 2008-03-28)
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