Door To Hell

                                                                  Door To Hell



DOOR TO HELL is a natural gas field in Turkmenistan. It collapsed in to an underground cavern in 1971, and looks like a meteorite crash site currently. It was set on fire by the geologists of the SOVIET UNION to prevent the spreading of METHANE. Since then it has been burning due to the NATURAL GAS deposits beneath the ground.

This crater is 69 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep. Touristers are mainly attracted to this spot for DESERT CAMPING.

The geologists of the SOVIET UNION expected that this place had underground contents of oil, instead they found natural gas in 1971. It has been burning for the past 40 years. Turkmenistan government is currently trying to expand the export of natural gas to countries like India , Pakistan, China.

Diomede  Islands

 Diomede islands are two rocky islands between Alaska and Siberia.  Big diomede(left) and Diomede (right) belongs to Russia and the USA. These are quite sensitive zones in the world on the Bering strait.

Big diomede.
This island belongs to the Russian nation. The island is generally a military base with over hundred staffs recruited. Both the islands are seperated by international boundaries and date line, due to this the Big diomede is 23 hours ahead of the other.

Diomede.
This island consists of native people who have lived here for a long time. According to the 2010 census the population of diomede is 115.

Due to this time difference big diomede is known as tomorrow island and diomede is known as yesterday island. Both these islands are seperated by a  4 km stretch of sea.

DUE TO THE POSITION OF THESE TWO ISLANDS, IT HAS BEEN INTERESTING TO KNOW ABOUT IT.