24 places on Earth that are deadly beautiful in the literal sense of these words

There are places on planet Earth so beautiful and unusual that even mortal danger does not stop some daredevils from wanting to visit and capture them. Today we will show you a couple of dozens of such beautiful and dangerous places and briefly tell you what is so amazing in them and why you should still think carefully before setting off to study them.

Danakil Desert, Ethiopia. She is beautiful and incredibly toxic. The atmosphere is saturated with toxic fumes, and the air temperature reaches + 50 ° C.

Mount Washington, USA. At its peak, the highest wind speeds were recorded - more than 100 m / s (360 km / h). The 1934 record was 372 km / h.

Kaindy Lake, Kazakhstan. There is no fish here, the water temperature at any time of the year is very low, and the lake does not go shallow even in drought - it’s enough to get the nickname "dead".

Acid Lake in Yellowstone Park, USA. Neglecting the rules of visiting such places can lead to tragedy. So, in the summer of 2016, an Oregon resident decided to check with his hand the temperature of the water in the source, slipped, fell into a body of water and dissolved (literally) in front of his sister.

Lake Natron in Tanzania. This is a phenomenon that scientists have not been able to solve. A pond not only kills animals approaching it, but also mummifies corpses. The victims seem to be bewitched.

Afar Basin, or Afar Triangle, Ethiopia. Being here is fraught with a every-minute threat to life: up to 160 earthquakes are recorded here per year, the soil is penetrated by cracks of eight-meter depth.

Kivu Lake, Central Africa. Under the lake are huge methane deposits equal to 55 billion m³. Nearby is the active volcano Kituro, the last eruption of which in 1948 led to the boiling of the lake and the death of all its inhabitants. Despite this, 2 million people live here, and the place is a resort, because the nature around is very picturesque.

Big Blue Hole, Belize. A funnel with a diameter of 305 m and a depth of 123 m, full of underwater caves, narrow labyrinths, stalactites and marine inhabitants, including not the most harmless ones, is called the “cemetery of divers”.

Tierra del Fuego, Indonesia. An active volcano erupting already about a hundred times. Pillars of ash above Tierra del Fuego rise to a height of 3000 m. The last significant eruption was recorded in 2014, when about two dozen local residents died.

Gufre-Berger, "cave of the dead", France. With a cave depth of just over 1200 m, the descent here takes at least 24 hours. Below are a semi-submerged lake and rocky labyrinths. The problem is that during heavy rains the cave floods.

Swamps Manchak, Louisiana, USA. In addition to rumors about a voodoo worshiper who cursed them (which is why people supposedly disappear here), there is a real threat - swamps are teeming with alligators. Attempts to drain the territory were unsuccessful.

Road of Death, Bolivia. It was laid in 1932. The presence of blind turns, a difficult terrain (on one side of the road there is a mountain from which mudflows descend, on the other a six-meter cliff) and a disgusting road surface have been the causes of many car accidents for many years. Now - if there is a bypass road - here you can meet only extreme tourists.

Chernobyl, Ukraine. The terrible tragedy that happened in 1986 caused people to leave their homes and abandon their property.

Komodo Island, Indonesia. Known for its inhabitants - three-meter monitor lizards. They not only tear graves in local cemeteries, but can also attack a person if he is injured (smell of blood lizards feel for kilometers). Animals are protected, so people have to adapt.

Huashan Mountain, China. One of the five sacred mountains in Taoism. The path to the top is replete with difficult sections, at times you have to literally hang over the abyss. The launched funicular did not turn away pilgrims and extreme people from a dangerous journey along the death path, so now insurers are required to put on insurance without fail.

Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean. Here, ships and aircraft disappeared without a trace, and navigation devices refused to work. The reason for this is the many shallows, as well as cyclones and storms that often arise here.

Death Valley, Kamchatka, Russia. Being here for a long time is deadly. The reason lies in the high concentration of toxic gases: mainly - hydrogen sulfide, as well as carbon dioxide, carbon disulfide, etc.

Coast of California, USA. These are the favorite habitats of white sharks, very dangerous for humans.

Hoya Bachu Forest, Romania. It has the glory of a paranormal place where electronic devices refuse to work, and UFOs fly like to work. Scientists are sure that all this has a scientific explanation, but so far it is far from a solution.

Dyatlov Pass, Ural Mountains, Russia. The mystery of the death of all members of the Dyatlov expedition on February 1, 1959 has not yet been disclosed.

Snake Island, Brazil. It is considered the largest natural serpentarium in the world: up to six snakes per 1 m².

Darvaza, Turkmenistan. A fire crater 60 m in diameter is located in the middle of the Karakum desert. It was formed in 1971 after unsuccessful drilling of an exploratory well in places of accumulation of natural gas. So that people would not suffer from gas, they set fire to the crater in the hope that it would burn out in a few days. But it continues to burn even now, after 46 years.

Gruinard Island, Scotland. During World War II, it became a testing ground for bacteriological weapons. Sheep was brought to the island and dropped a bomb with anthrax spores. The sheep died, and the ulcer was finally destroyed in the 80s, the bay of the whole island with formaldehyde.