Darvaza Gas Crater
40.2525°N, 58.4396°EOPEN YEAR-ROUND
The 'Gates of Hell' — a 70-metre natural gas crater in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan, burning continuously since a 1971 drilling accident.
Nature & WildlifeNatural Wonders
The 'Gates of Hell' — a 70-metre natural gas crater in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan, burning continuously since a 1971 drilling accident.