
QUICK FACTS
Name: The Gates of Hell
Location: Karakum desert, Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 40.252501987265276, 58.43959946915778
Why it's incredible: The entire gas crater has been on fire for more than 50 years.
The "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and fire-filled crater in Turkmenistan's desert.