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An Eternal Flame in the Karakum Desert

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Where on Earth?
Derweze, Turkmenistan
GPS Coordinates: 40°15′N 58°26′E

Seen from a distance, at dusk, it must be one of most eerie and unsettling sights on Earth: a vast cauldron of fire burning in the middle of the empty desert. The mysterious glow at Derweze can be seen from miles around, and there’s not much else to block the view. As evening falls and you approach the edge of this glowing chasm, hundreds of little patches of flame rise from the…

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