Pitch Lake
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The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of bitumen in the world, estimated to contain 10 million tons. It is located in Trinidad and Tobago, more specifically in La Brea in southwest Trinidad, w
Pitch Lake, 2016
Pitch Lake, c. 1890
La Brea Tar Pits
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The La Brea Tar Pits constitute an active paleontological research site located in urban Los Angeles, California, United States. Hancock Park was established around a cluster of tar pits formed by nat
Pitch Lake
…the asphalt lake in populations ranging between 106 and 107 cells/gram. The Pitch Lake is one of several natural asphalt lakes in the world, including La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles), the McKittrick Tar Pits (McKittrick) and the Carpinteria Tar Pits (Carpinteria) in the U.S. state of California, and Lake Guanoco in the…
Methane gas bubble emerging at La Brea Tar Pits (2004)
Small tar pit
Illustration of several species getting mired in the tar pits
The Tar Pits in 1910. Oil derricks can be seen in the background.