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Phenomena: The Darvaza Gas Crater

Summary by geographical.co.uk
The crater is filled with hundreds of natural gas fires. Image: Matyas Rehak/Shutterstock Discover more about Turkmenistan’s ‘Gates of Hell’ – the fiery pit attracting both tourists and national concern For more than half a century, an inferno has raged in the heart of Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. Known as the Darvaza gas crater or, more dramatically, the ‘Gates of Hell’, this fiery pit, a gaping wound in the Earth, located about 260 kilometre…
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geographical.co.uk broke the news in on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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