The most dangerous places on the planet

Earth is a beautiful planet, which has still not been fully studied by man. There are many exciting and beautiful places on it. But there are places that simply terrify their guests, where you want to run away and never come back.

Kivu Lake

Among the most dangerous places on Earth is Lake Kivu. It is located in Central Africa. The water in the lake is very clear, and the panoramic landscapes around the lake are very beautiful and picturesque. It would seem that there is scary? And it’s scary here because the mountain lake, which is no different from other reservoirs, is very dangerous for all living things in its vicinity. The lake is dangerous by the presence of methane in it. Its deposits in the lake are about 55 billion cubic meters. m. And it turns out that the entire population living around Lake Kivu is on a powder keg. The place around the lake is a resort area and around there are many resort cities that annually host hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the planet.

These fears are unfounded. Near the beautiful lake is the volcano Kituro. And the most joyless thing is the active volcano. If there is another volcanic eruption or a minor earthquake, then most likely nothing alive will remain in the district. The last time Kutiro made itself felt in 1948. Then, during the eruption of the volcano, Lake Kivu began to boil, which led to the death of all fish and all living things in it.

Komodo Island

One of the most dangerous places on earth is Komodo National Park, which is located on the island of Komodo in Indonesia. In 1999, a film was made on the island - Komodo. Island of Horror. "

The main inhabitants of the island are Komodo lizards. These huge three-meter creatures pose a threat to human life. Many cases of attacks by these predators against local residents are known. And since this species of monitor lizards is protected, as it is rare and endangered, the local authorities forbade the killing of these terrible animals. Reptiles, in turn, dig up the graves of the dead and eat the corpses of people. Therefore, local residents have to bury people under concrete slabs. Varans have a very developed sense of smell. They can smell the blood smell at a distance of 5 kilometers.

Road of death

At the beginning of the 20th century, a road was erected by prisoners in Bolivia. It was made for the reason that it is the only land transport route connecting the province of Jungas with the capital of the state. The road was built at an altitude of 4 km above sea level and has a length of 70 km. This creation is called the Road of Death. Located on the highlands, the road has sharp drops and a width of about 3 meters. On the Death Road, more than 100 people die every year, because the soil often collapses. They tried to repair the road in the second half of the 20th century. Having repaired 20 km of the road, work was stopped due to great danger. Now it is a favorite place for extreme tourists who like to ride mountain bikes here.

Chernobyl

April 26, 1986 in Ukraine there was a terrible technological disaster. In the city of Pripyat, an explosion occurred at a nuclear power plant. About 9 million people were affected. Years passed, the radiation background in the ghost town fell - time and the erected sarcophagus above the nuclear power plant affected. Currently, the coniferous forests surrounding the city are orange.

Scientists claim that the radioactive background in this zone will continue for hundreds of years, because the dose of radiation in the explosion was 10 times higher than the dose received by the cities of Nagasaki and Jeroshima in Japan during their bombardment.But, despite the danger, several hundred people live in the city of Pripyat, who simply could not or did not want to leave here.

Swamps Manchak

Manchak swamps are located in the USA, Louisiana. This place is also called "Swamp of Ghosts." Swamps are notorious and are shrouded in a veil of mystical secrets. People are constantly disappearing here. As one legend says, in 1915, local residents executed the witch of the voodoo cult Julia Brown. Before her death, she cursed all the inhabitants of this place. A few days after this event, a hurricane wind struck the local villages and destroyed all the houses.

Much later there were attempts to cut down forests in order to drain the swamps. But this event stopped due to the death of several people and the destruction of the workers' settlement. These places are home to many alligators. Those who love the thrill should visit the Marshes of Manchak, considered one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

Darvaza

Darvaza or the Gates of Hell is located in Turkmenistan. In the middle of the Karakum desert is a fire crater.

During the search for gas and drilling an exploratory well in 1971, the land failed during the work and a dip was formed with a depth of about 20 meters, from which gas was supplied. So that no one was injured by gas, geologists decided to set fire to the crater, hoping that after a few days the combustion would stop. But the combustion process continues to this day. Being in close proximity to the crater is extremely dangerous because of the risk of collapse of the edges of the abyss and very high temperature. Currently, the diameter of the fire crater is 60 meters.

Death valley

Death Valley is the base of the Kikhpinich volcano, which is located on the Kamchatka Peninsula. On the western slope of this volcano are hot gas sources. This gas is a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. All living things that get here die within a radius of 2 kilometers. Entering the Death Valley without a gas mask, any traveler begins to experience severe weakness, dry mouth, and dizziness. If you stay here for a long time and do not leave the valley, a fatal outcome is inevitable. In this terrible place, hundreds of people and animals died.

Afar Basin

The Afar Basin is also called the Afar Triangle. This place is in Ethiopia. Permanent earthquakes occur here due to tectonic movements. The earth's crust is constantly moving, as a result of which huge dips are formed up to 10 meters deep. During the year, there are about 160 earthquakes of various strengths. Being in the Afar basin, a person is exposed to danger every second.

Danakil Basin

The beauty of this place is deceiving and very dangerous. The hollow was discovered by travelers at the beginning of the 20th century in the north of the Ethiopian desert called Danakil. The temperature of the earth in this place reaches +70 degrees, and the air warms up to +63 degrees. This is the hottest place on the planet.

On the territory of the depression, which is below sea level at around 125 meters, there are 3 volcanoes:

• Erta Ale;
• Ayalu;
• Dallol.

The active volcano Erta Ale throws pieces of red-hot lava from its crater around the clock.

The colorful lake of Dallol volcano is very beautiful. Despite the mortal danger, thousands of tourists come here every year - thrill seekers. The last eruption of the volcano was about a century ago, during which this dead lake was formed with sulfuric acid.

Permanent volcanic eruptions, high temperatures, toxic gases, a lake with sulfuric acid - nothing can stop extreme sports lovers.

Serpent island

In Brazil, there is the island of Keimada Grande, which is translated from Portuguese as Snake Island. Rocky terrain was flooded with the sight of snakes - island botrops. This is a dangerous snake, the poison of which can kill a person in a few seconds. The population of such botrops on the island is 5 individuals per 1 sq. Km. meter. The species belongs to endemic species - they can live only on this island. They usually settle on shrubs and trees, so their diet is mainly composed of birds.At the direction of the Brazilian authorities, visiting the island is prohibited. The film, shot in 2002, “Snake Island”, is dedicated to this place.