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The Door To Hell
More than four decades ago in 1981, a gaping, fiery crater opened up in the desert of northern Turkmenistan ( map), likely the result of a drilling mishap. The Darvaza Crater, more commonly known as the Door to Hell, still burns today, a surreal feature in an otherwise barren landscape. Details on the origin of the sinkhole are sketchy, but the story goes that Soviet scientists set it on fire to burn off noxious gases after the ground under a drilling rig gave way. Perhaps the scientists underestimated the amount of fuel that lay below—Turkmenistan has the sixth largest natural gas reserves in the world. In November 2013, explorer and storm chaser George Kourounis, on an expedition funded partly by National Geographic and also supported by the travel company Kensington Tours, set out to be the first person to plumb the depths of the crater, which is 225 feet (69 meters) wide and 99 feet (30 meters) deep. (Related: "Diver 'Vanishes' in Portal to Maya Underworld.") At the bottom he collected soil samples, hoping to learn whether life can survive in such harsh conditions—and perhaps shedding light on whether life could survive similar conditions elsewhere in the universe. His harrowing plunge is featured on the National Geographic Channel series Die Trying , which airs tonight, July 16, at 10 p.m. EDT. Kourounis, who's based in Toronto, talked with National Geographic about his experience in Turkmenistan. The hole is so big so that you can see it from google map.. Search "Darvaza Gas Crater, Darvaza, Turkmenistan" on google map... You will find it...
Q:Why is the door to hell still burning? *The Darvaza Crater, more commonly known as the* ***Door to Hell****,* ***still*** *burns today, a surreal feature in an otherwise barren landscape. Details on the origin of the sinkhole are sketchy, but the story goes that Soviet scientists set it on fire to* ***burn*** *off noxious gases after the ground under a drilling rig gave way.* Q:What does the gates of hell look like? *The* ***gates of hell*** *were commonly depicted* ***as*** *jaws, forming the Hellmouth, which was simultaneously the entrance to* ***hell*** *and the mouth of a huge monster.* Q:How did hell get its name? *The modern English word* ***hell*** *is derived from Old English hel, helle (first attested around 725 AD to refer to a nether world of the dead) reaching into the Anglo-Saxon pagan period.* Q:Where is the pit of Hell located? *Darvaza gas crater. The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), also known as the Door to* ***Hell*** *or Gates of* ***Hell****, is a natural gas field collapsed into a cavern* ***located*** *in Derweze, Turkmenistan.* Thanks for reading my Article.. If you like this please Like, comment and subscribe... Your one like and comment motivates me... Thanks..☺
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