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Darvaza gas crater (gate to hell) in Derweze, Turkmenistan

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Azərbaycanca: Türkmǝnistan Darbaza kǝndi yanında qazlı krater.
Čeština: Brána do pekla, kráter na území Turkmenistánu uprostřed pouště Karakum nedaleko oázy Darvaza, ve kterém od roku 1971 hoří unikající zemní plyn. Fotografie je sestavena ze tří 17mm záběrů.
Deutsch: Der Krater von Derweze (Das Tor zur Hölle) (in Derweze, Turkmenistan) ist ein brennendes Erdgasloch. Es ist größer als es auf diesem Foto scheint, es hat einen Durchmesser von ungefähr 70 Metern.
English: The Door to Hell, a burning natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan. It´s actually bigger than it looks. Three 17 mm shots stitched together.
Esperanto: La bildo montras la gasan krateron en Darvazo, vilaĝo en Turkmenio. Tie brulas amaso da natura gaso (metano). La lokanoj nomas ĝin "La pordo al infero". Ĝi estas pli granda, ol ĝi aperas en ĉi tiu bildo, kiu estas kunmetaĵo de tri apartaj bildoj.
Français : « La porte de l'enfer », à Darvaza, dans le désert du Karakoum, au Turkménistan.
Italiano: La porta dell'Inferno, un giacimento di gas naturale che arde ininterrottamente dal 1971 nel territorio di Derweze (deserto del Karakum), nella provincia turkmena di Ahal. L'immagine è una combinazione di tre singoli fotogrammi da 17 mm.
Русский: Двери в ад, горящего газового месторождения в Дарвазе, Туркменистан. Это на самом деле больше, чем кажется. Три 17 мм снимка склеенных вместе.
Українська: Кратер «Ворота в Пекло» в середині пустелі Каракуми, неподалік Дарвази (Туркменістан), в якому з 1971 відбувається спалювання природного газу. Насправді це більше, ніж одне зображення, воно скомпоноване з трьох 17 мм кадрів.
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4 November 2012, 01:00 (date of modification)
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Camera location40° 15′ 09.48″ N, 58° 26′ 21.93″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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