The Darvaza gas crater, also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Hundreds
Darvaza gas crater, 2011
The Darvaza gas crater and the surroundings. Tents are visible, which facilitate nocturnal trips to the site.
A crater filled with water; gas bubbles are visible. About 23 km from the Darvaza gas crater.
The mud crater. About 10 km from the Darvaza Gas Crater.
Baba Gurgur is an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in northern Iraq in 1927. It was considered the largest oil field in the world until the discove
Darvaza gas crater
…emission of 1,960 kilograms per hour. Turkmenistan has one of the highest levels of global methane emissions according to International Energy Agency. Eternal fire at Baba Gurgur in Iraq Batagaika crater – expanding permafrost crater in Siberia…
The Eternal Fire at Baba Gurgur
Baba Gurgur “THE ETERNAL FIRE” set by North Oil Company
Kirkuk district, an oil gusher spouting