Karakum detail

SubtropicalAsia

LocationTurkmenistan

Area350,000 km2

ContinentAsia

TypeSubtropical

About Karakum detail

The Darvaza gas crater has been burning since 1971 after a Soviet drilling accident. Geologists set it alight expecting it to burn out in days. Over 50 years later it still burns, nicknamed the Door to Hell.

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