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During the visit, the skin is covered with goosebumps from what he saw here. We will get acquainted with the most terrible places on earth further.
Old Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic
Processions in this cemetery took place for almost four centuries (from 1439 to 1787). More than 100 thousand dead are buried on a relatively small plot of land, and the number of tombstones reaches 12,000.
cemetery workers covered the burials with earth, and new tombstones were erected in the same place. On the territory of the cemetery there are places where 12 grave tiers are located under the earth's crust. As time passed, the sagging earth opened the eyes of the living to the old tombstones, which began to shift the later ones. The view turned out not only unusual, but also creepy.
Island of abandoned dolls, Mexico
There is a very strange abandoned island in Mexico, most of which is inhabited by scary dolls. It is said that in 1950, a certain hermit Julian Santana Barrera began to collect and hang dolls from wastebaskets, who in this way tried to calm the soul of a girl drowned nearby. Julian himself drowned on the island on April 17, 2001. Now there are about 1000 exhibits on the island.
Hashima Island, Japan
Hasima is a former coal miner's settlement founded in 1887. It was considered one of the most densely populated places on earth - with a coastline of about a kilometer, its population in 1959 was 5259 people. When coal became unprofitable to mine here, the mine was closed and the island city added itself to the list of ghost towns. It happened in 1974.
Chapel of Bones, Portugal
Copella was built in the 16th century by a Franciscan monk. The chapel itself is small - only 18.6 meters long and 11 meters wide, but the bones and skulls of five thousand monks are kept here. On the roof of the chapel is the phrase "Melior est die mortis die nativitatis" ("Better the day of death than the day of birth").
Suicide Forest, Japan
Suicide Forest is the informal name for the Aokigahara Jukai forest, located on the island of Honshu in Japan and famous for its frequent suicides. Initially, the forest was associated with Japanese mythology and was traditionally represented as the abode of demons and ghosts. Now it is considered the second most popular place in the world (the championship at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco) to settle accounts with life. At the entrance to the forest there is a poster: “Your life is a priceless gift from your parents. Think about them and about your family. You don't have to suffer alone. Call us at 22-0110."
Abandoned psychiatric hospital in Parma, Italy
Brazilian artist Herbert Baglione made an art object from a building that once housed a psychiatric hospital. He portrayed the spirit of this place. Now ghostly figures of exhausted patients roam the former hospital.
Church of St. George, Czech Republic
The church in the Czech village of Lukova has been abandoned since 1968, when part of its roof collapsed during a funeral ceremony. Artist Jakub Hadrava populated the church with ghost sculptures, giving it a particularly sinister look.
Catacombs in Paris, France
Catacombs - a network of winding underground tunnels and caves under Paris. The total length, according to various sources, is from 187 to 300 kilometers. Since the end of the 18th century, the remains of almost 6 million people have been buried in the catacombs.
City of Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA
Due to the underground fire that broke out 50 years ago, which continues to burn to this day, the population has decreased from 1,000 people (1981) to 7 people (2012). The population of Centralia is now considered the smallest in the state of Pennsylvania. Centralia served as the prototype for the creation of the city in the Silent Hill series of games and in the film based on this game.
Akodesseva Magic Market, Togo
The market of magic items and magical herbs Akodesseva is located right in the center of the city of Lome, the capital of the state of Togo in Africa. The Africans of Togo, Ghana and Nigeria still profess the voodoo religion and believe in the miraculous properties of dolls. The fetish assortment of Akodesseva is extremely exotic: here you can buy the skulls of cattle, the dried heads of monkeys, buffaloes and leopards, and many other equally “wonderful” things.
Plague Island, Italy
Poveglia is one of the most famous islands in the Venetian lagoon, in northern Italy. It is said that since Roman times, the island has been used as a place of exile for plague patients, in connection with which up to 160,000 people were buried on it. The souls of many of the dead have allegedly turned into ghosts, with which the island is now full. The island's dismal reputation is exacerbated by tales of horrific experiments allegedly subjected to patients in a psychiatric clinic. In this regard, paranormal researchers call the island one of the most terrible places on earth.
Hill of Crosses, Lithuania
The Hill of Crosses is a hill on which many Lithuanian crosses are installed, their total number is approximately 50 thousand. Despite the resemblance, it is not a cemetery. According to popular belief, the one who leaves the cross on the Mountain will be lucky. Neither the time of the appearance of the Hill of Crosses, nor the reasons for its occurrence can be said with accuracy. To this day, this place is shrouded in secrets and legends.
Cabayan burials, Philippines
The famous fire mummies of Kabayan dating back to 1200-1500 AD are buried here, as well as, as the locals believe, their spirits. They were made using a complex mummification process, and are now carefully guarded, as cases of their theft are not uncommon. Why? As one of the robbers said, “he had the right to do so,” since the mummy was his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.
Overtown Bridge, Scotland
The old arch bridge is located near the Scottish village of Milton. In the middle of the 20th century, strange things began to happen on it: dozens of dogs suddenly rushed from a 15-meter height, fell on stones and broke to death. Those that survived returned and tried again. The bridge has turned into a real "killer" of four-legged animals.
Aktun Tunichil Muknal Cave, Belize
Aktun Tunichil Muknal is a cave near the city of San Ignacio, Belize. It is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization. It is located on the territory of the Tapira Mountain Natural Park. One of the halls of the cave is the so-called cathedral, where the Mayans performed sacrifices, as they considered this place to be the Xibalba - the entrance to the underworld.
Leap Castle, Ireland
Leap Castle in Offaly, Ireland is considered one of the world's cursed castles. Its dark attraction is a large underground dungeon, the bottom of which is studded with sharp stakes. The dungeon was discovered during the restoration of the castle. In order to take out all the bones from it, the workers needed 4 wagons. Locals say that the castle is inhabited by many ghosts of people who died in the dungeon.
Chauchilla Cemetery, Peru
Chauchilla Cemetery is located about 30 minutes from the deserted Nazca plateau, on the south coast of Peru. The necropolis was discovered in the 1920s. According to researchers, bodies were found in the cemetery, which are about 700 years old, and the last burials were carried out here in the 9th century. Chauchilla differs from other burial sites in the special way in which people were buried. All the bodies are "squatting", and their "faces" seem to be frozen in a wide smile. The bodies are perfectly preserved thanks to Peru's dry desert climate.
Sanctuary of Tophet, Tunisia
The most infamous feature of Carthaginian religion was the sacrifice of children, mostly infants. It was forbidden to cry during the sacrifice, as it was believed that any tear, any plaintive sigh would detract from the value of the sacrifice. In 1921, archaeologists discovered a place where several rows of urns were found with the charred remains of both animals (they were sacrificed instead of people) and small children. The place was named Tophet.
Snake Island, Brazil
Queimada Grande is one of the most dangerous and famous islands of our planet. On it there is only a forest, a rocky inhospitable coast up to 200 meters high and snakes. There are up to six snakes per square meter of the island. The poison of these reptiles acts instantly. The Brazilian authorities have decided to completely ban anyone from visiting this island, and locals tell chilling stories about it.
Buzludzha, Bulgaria
The largest monument in Bulgaria, located on Mount Buzludzha with a height of 1441 meters, was built in the 1980s in honor of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Its construction took almost 7 years and involved more than 6 thousand workers and experts. The interior was partly finished in marble, and the stairs were decorated with red cathedral glass. Now the memorial house has been completely looted, leaving only a concrete frame with reinforcement, similar to a destroyed alien ship.
City of the Dead, Russia
Dargavs in North Ossetia looks like a pretty village with small stone houses, but in fact it is an ancient necropolis. In crypts of various types, people were buried along with all their clothes and personal belongings.
Abandoned military hospital Beelitz-Heilstetten, Germany
During the First and Second World Wars, the hospital was used by the military, and in 1916 Adolf Hitler was treated there. After World War II, the hospital ended up in the zone of Soviet occupation and became the largest Soviet hospital outside the USSR. The complex consists of 60 buildings, some of which have now been restored. Almost all abandoned buildings are closed to access. Doors and windows are securely boarded up with high boards and sheets of plywood.
Unfinished subway in Cincinnati, USA
Abandoned subway depot in Cincinnati - project built in 1884. But after the First World War and as a result of changing demographics, the need for the subway disappeared. Construction slowed down in 1925, half of the 16 km line was completed. There are now guided tours of the abandoned subway twice a year, but many people have been known to roam its tunnels alone.
Hanging coffins of Sagada, Philippines
On the island of Luzon in the village of Sagada is one of the most frightening places in the Philippines. Here you can see unusual burial structures made of coffins placed high above the ground on the rocks. There is a belief among the indigenous population that the higher the body of the deceased is buried, the closer his soul will be to heaven.
Nuclear lighthouse at Cape Aniva (Sakhalin)
The lighthouse was built with great difficulty in 1939 according to the project of the architect Miura Shinobu - it was a unique and most complex technical structure in all of Sakhalin. It ran on a diesel generator and backup batteries until the early 1990s, when it was re-equipped. Thanks to the atomic energy source, maintenance costs were minimal, but soon there were no funds left for this - the building was empty, and in 2006 the military removed two isotope installations from here that fed the lighthouse. Once it shone for 17.5 miles, but now it has been plundered and fallen into disrepair.
Eighth workshop of the Dagdiesel plant, Makhachkala
Naval weapon test station, commissioned in 1939. It is located at a distance of 2.7 km from the coast and has not been used for a long time. Construction was carried out for a long time and was complicated by difficult conditions. Unfortunately, the workshop did not serve the plant for long. The requirements for the work carried out in the workshop changed, and in April 1966 this grandiose structure was written off from the factory balance. Now this “Massiv” is abandoned and stands in the Caspian Sea, resembling an ancient monster from the shore.
Lier Sikehus Psychiatric Hospital, Norway
The Norwegian psychiatric hospital, which is located in the small town of Lier, half an hour from Oslo, has a dark past. Once, experiments were carried out on patients here, and for unknown reasons, four buildings of the hospital were abandoned in 1985. Equipment, beds, even magazines and personal belongings of patients remained in the abandoned buildings. At the same time, the remaining eight buildings of the hospital are still working today.
Gunkanjima Island, Japan
In fact, the island is called Hashima, nicknamed Gunkanjima, which means "cruiser island". The island was settled in 1810 when coal was found there. Within fifty years, it has become the most populated island in the world in terms of the ratio of land and the number of inhabitants on it: 5300 people with a radius of the island itself of one kilometer. By 1974, the reserves of coal and other minerals on Gankajima were finally exhausted, and people left the island. Today, visiting the island is prohibited. There are many legends about this place among the people.
There are a wide variety of dangerous places on our planet, which have recently begun to attract a special category of extreme tourists who are looking for thrills in life. In such places they find what they are looking for first of all - a source of adrenaline. Visiting many of these places can be a direct threat to health or life. Such exclusion zones can be a variety of places: cities, reservoirs, desert and mountain corners, which have been notorious for centuries.
1. Chernobyl and Pripyat (Ukraine)
April 26, 1986 there was a terrible disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The loss of control over a modern nuclear reactor resulted in the release of tons of radioactive materials that mixed with dust, air and water, and contaminated the area hundreds of kilometers around with radiation. Due to the untimely notification of the population, many people managed to fall under radioactive contamination and began to get seriously ill, and subsequently die. Little known before this fateful day, the cities leading a calm, measured lifestyle became known to the whole world. Residents hurriedly left the cities, not having time to collect and take their things with them. So now these deserted ghost towns are standing, in which it is impossible to stay for a long time, without the risk of receiving a strong dose of radiation. And such a sad fate is destined for them for several more centuries, and perhaps even thousands of years.
2. Snake Island Queimada Grande (Brazil)
The Brazilian island of Queimada Grande, located not far from the mainland in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, is not very hospitable. One of the subspecies of bothrops, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world, settled on this island. In addition to snakes, there are no other animals on the island (which is understandable), and only migratory birds fly here, which are food for reptiles. Scientists have turned this island into a natural serpentarium, where they are trying to preserve this endemic species of bothrops. Ordinary people are not allowed here, and it is unlikely that among them there are those who want to find a painful and certain death here. Even the lighthouse installed here has been operating in automatic mode for some time now.
3. Danakil Desert (Ethiopia)
Despite the unique beautiful scenery, the Danakil Desert in Ethiopia is a very unforgiving place to live due to the peculiarities of the local climate. The temperature in these places often exceeds 50 degrees in the shade - it is impossible to breathe such hot air for a long time. In addition, the air contains a very high content of toxic gases that are mortal danger to life. In addition, since this desert is located above the Arabian Rift, powerful earthquakes often occur here.
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4. Coast of California (USA)
The entire California coast is a fairly dangerous area to live in. Here passes the "Pacific Fire Belt" - a zone of high geological activity, accompanied by powerful earthquakes. It is also not safe near the California coast, as great white sharks often migrate in the local waters of the Pacific Ocean, which pose a serious threat to divers and surfers who love to ride high waves.
5. Death Valley (Russia)
From the slopes of the Kikhpinych volcano in Kamchatka, the Geysernaya River runs down, a little downstream of which is the famous Valley of Geysers. However, upstream relatively recently (in 1975) a more sinister place was discovered, which was called the Valley of Death. The local land is full of thermal springs, and various gases escape through it, including carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and in some places even compounds of cyanic acid. Inhaling all this, animals and birds of various sizes that enter a small area of the territory quickly die and remain here.
6. Death Road (Bolivia)
Possibly the most dangerous road in the world. It winds along a 600-meter precipice, and its width does not exceed three meters. It takes a long time to drive along such a nerve-wracking path - 70 kilometers. Moreover, even buses and trucks manage to move along this route. Since there are no junctions here, the meeting of two cars on this road puts them in an almost hopeless situation - walking backwards along such a narrow ledge is almost certain to die. But, despite such a gloomy prospect, the movement along the "road of death" is quite brisk - all because it is the only one connecting the capital of Bolivia, La Paz, with the town of Coroysco. Moreover, periodically, during the rainy season (November-March), tropical downpours wash away the narrow road, block landslides and hide thick fogs from view. Therefore, dozens of people die on this road every year.
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7. Top of Mount Washington (USA)
In the northeast of the United States in the state of New Hampshire, there is a relatively low (1917 m) Mount Washington. It stands out not at all for its height, but for the very harsh weather conditions that prevail on its top. Until 1996, she owned the wind speed record, recorded in 1934 at a weather station on top of a mountain - 372 km / h. All technical structures on the top of the mountain are designed for such winds, many of them are chained to the ground so that they are not blown away by the wind. The strongest snow storms here are a common occurrence at any time of the year.
8. Merapi or "Fire Mountain" (Indonesia)
The active Indonesian volcano Merapi, by definition, should be a dangerous place. More than a hundred eruptions were noted during the observation period alone. The volcano never falls asleep, constantly blowing a plume of smoke into the sky to a three-kilometer height. During the last significant eruption, which occurred in 2014, about 20 people died, but in 1930, when the lava descended lower than usual, death took a more abundant harvest here - about a thousand victims. The fault of these tragedies is the people themselves, who, in spite of everything, continue to settle too close to the volcano.
9. Bermuda Triangle (Atlantic Ocean)
The legendary Bermuda Triangle is considered a dangerous anomalous zone of the Atlantic. It lies in a triangle with vertices in Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico (hence the name of the area). How many articles and testimonies have been written about the disappearance of planes and ships in local waters, the failure of navigational instruments, and failures in time! This section of the ocean is dangerous due to the large number of shallows and the fact that many Atlantic storms and cyclones originate here. There are, however, more esoteric explanations of local miracles.
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10. "Royal Path" (Spain)
This is the name of an artificial hiking trail that runs along the El Chorro Gorge, which is located near the village of Alora near Malaga. Now it has a width of 3 meters and a length of about three kilometers, hanging over cliffs hundreds of meters deep. And earlier it was intended for technical purposes and had a width of no more than 1 m and had no railings - it was in those days that it was deadly. And it was named royal for the episode when King Alfonso XIII of Spain personally walked along it. It allowed one to pass from the Gaitanejo waterfall through the gorge to another Chorro waterfall. In 2000, due to danger, the trail was officially closed, but since it was very popular among extreme tourists, the authorities reconstructed it and reopened it in 2015. Now the 3-meter path is lined with boards and has a railing, so even unprepared tourists can walk along it.
11. City of Port Moresby (New Guinea)
The capital of the island nation of Papua New Guinea, the city of Port Moresby (the locals call it Nyugini) is located in the east of this island. This is the most dangerous capital in the world. Although it houses the president and the government of the country, the real power here belongs to bandit groups. It's better for a civilized white man not to show himself here at all. The Papuans inhabiting the city can easily kill a stranger just to eat him. They can even be understood - traditionally there is not enough animal protein in the diet. But this is rather in the outback of the country, and in the capital a stranger will be killed in order to rob, or simply because there is nothing to do. This is because the residents have been spoiled by Australian humanitarian handouts. As a result, the inhabitants of the country do not want to work at all, but even if one of them began to look for work, it is unlikely that he found it here. Therefore, all that remains for them is to join armed gangs and loot to earn money for women, alcohol and drugs. Local thugs are not even afraid of the police, because the authorities themselves are either bribed or completely intimidated.
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12. South Luangwa National Park (Zambia)
This huge reserve is very beautiful, but if the mood of the hippos living here suddenly deteriorates, then the guests here may not be sweet. These nimble living "tanks" really do not like it when annoying visitors prevent them from educating the younger generation, from playing weddings. An enraged hippopotamus does not need claws or even impressive fangs - he just needs to step on the object of irritation to kill him. In South Luangwa, there are about five hippos for every kilometer of the river bank. For some reason, in children's fairy tales, these herbivorous giants are presented as such good-natured bumpkins, but in fact, due to off-scale testosterone levels, they are the most aggressive of the large African animals. Second in size only to elephants, hippos kill more people each year than lions, leopards and buffaloes combined.
13. Lake Natron (Tanzania)
The ominous uniqueness of the Tanzanian Lake Natron lies in the fact that animals that approach it not only die, but are also mummified right there. They freeze forever in their natural poses, as if they were bewitched and turned into stone sculptures. The fact is that the water in the lake is highly alkaline, a lot of soda, lime, and other salts are dissolved here, which mummify the bodies of the victims, preventing them from decomposing. Mineralized water has an intense red tint, but closer to the shores it changes to orange and bluish. The victims of the insidious alkaline lake are mainly birds, while large animals prudently bypass it. But this lake is not so cruel to all birds - pink flamingos, taking advantage of the absence of predators, arrange their nests here, flocking here in colossal flocks.
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14. Lake Karachay (Russia)
Lake Karachay, located in the Urals, is a vivid example of a man-made disaster. In the post-war years, it was used as a repository for radioactive materials. Later, the water level in the lake dropped, and the radiation got out and began to generously flood everything around with its deadly rays. The authorities now have to spend huge sums of money filling up the lake in an attempt to reduce the effects of radiation, but even getting close to this body of water is still deadly.
15. Acid lake in Sicily (Italy)
This miniature lake looks unusually picturesque. It can also be attributed to the most poisonous reservoirs, but only for natural reasons. At the bottom of it there are a couple of sources of sulfuric acid, which is diluted with water. In this solution of sulfuric acid, no one and nothing lives, and the birds intelligently do not even try to get close to it. But, according to rumor, the Sicilian mafia likes to hide their crimes here - it is worth throwing a victim there, as after a few hours nothing remains of her. Nothing grows around this lake at a sufficiently large distance. Any living creature will not be well if it gets too close to him. Surprisingly, the composition of the water of this lake was first studied only in 1999. At the same time, it was possible to establish that two underground crevices were the sources of sulfuric acid. In such an environment, it is impossible for any life to exist, at least the one that we imagine.
Tourism and danger are almost opposite concepts, but there are so many dangerous places that attract more and more extreme tourists. Killer lakes, death roads, ghost towns. If you love all this? Then get acquainted with the ten most dangerous places on earth for tourists.
Nyos - killer lake (Cameroon)
The lake with the name Nyos is not shrouded in any secrets and legends. And in fact, no one drowned in it, and it is not even capable of flooding the surroundings. And the “killer lake” got its second name due to volcanic activity that occurs right from the bottom of the formation. As a result of such an eruption, about 1,700 people and all animals died in the disaster. The gas that escaped to the surface suffocated all living things. After that, the water changed its color and the lake is now under control.
The yearly road called Hua, located in China, can also be included in the list of the most dangerous places on the planet. This road takes about 100 people a year. And these are all volunteers who just love risk and do not know what it can lead to in the end. At a fairly high level, there are narrow steps that will lead to the mountain itself. Before, there was no insurance. People took risks and fell into the abyss.
Death Valley in Kamchatka has not been fully explored. Since ancient times, there was a legend that all living things die on the territory of this particular place. About 80 tourists tried to prove otherwise and died as a result of their expedition. Perhaps this is hydrogen sulfide and an increased concentration of carbon dioxide. Scientists are still guessing today.
Particularly noteworthy is the place created by the hand of nature. This is a round funnel with bright outlines of dark and light water. Due to its depth and unique beauty, the place is popular for diving. The skeletons of 3 people were found here, and the place is considered dangerous.
The place is dangerous due to the presence of aggressive populations of white sharks in the waters. But this does not repel fans of extreme sports, and therefore the ranks of the dead in this dangerous place are only replenished.
Numerous expeditions have failed in this mysterious place. The legend and the many deaths of innocent people. And now no answer has been found why people died on the expedition and how otherworldly forces are involved here.
This is a volcano that, even in calmness, continues to smolder. Smoke is able to rise to a height of up to 3000 m. During the eruption, two whole villages were killed, and in 2010, the eruption claimed the lives of about 353 people.
Gouffre Berger - Cave of the Dead (France)
Beautiful and very treacherous place. The descent into the cave takes about a day. But when it rains, the labyrinths of the cave are filled in a matter of hours. And before you go down, you should check the weather forecast.
Attractive place for tourists. This volcano has erupted up to 50 times over the past 400 years. And even the calmness of the volcano is alarming, smoke always comes out of it. But the beauty is so mesmerizing that tourists stop at nothing.
After everyone knows the Chernobyl disaster, when a radioactive cloud covered the entire city and people were evacuated, the city got its name. Now you can’t live there, but the excursion is in demand.
Every continent has its own special places. Some fascinate with their beauty, and some are mortal danger and, moreover, are strictly forbidden to visit. TravelAsk has found information about the most dangerous places on our planet.
A place where the wind can blow
Mount Washington in New Hampshire is one of the most dangerous places on the planet. Here in 1934 a record wind speed was recorded on the surface of the Earth - 372 kilometers per hour! For comparison, the maximum recorded speed of a tornado is 480 kilometers per hour.
Moreover, the winds here blow all year round on average for 16 hours a day. Yes, with such impulses that they can easily knock you off your feet. In addition to the winds, there is another feature here - the thermometer can quite drop to -40 ° C.
However, this does not prevent tourists from visiting the mountain. There is even a funicular to the top. There are also meteorological stations and observatories. But they are imprinted into the mountain and installed so that they can withstand wind speeds up to 500 km / h.
A place to burn
Want to visit Mars? Then you are in the Danakil desert, or, as it is also called, hell on Earth. It is located in Africa, in the north of Ethiopia. And do you know why they called her that? The fact is that the air here warms up to 50, and sometimes 60 degrees, and the earth - up to 70. And there are many volcanoes in the desert that periodically erupt right under your feet, so you can easily burn yourself walking on the sand. Volcanoes form crevices from which toxic fumes escape. In addition, there are lakes of sulfuric acid and gas everywhere.
The reason for this is the location of the desert. The fact is that Danakil is located right on the territory of the fault of the Arabian tectonic plate. Because of this, it is very restless here: it is quite possible to die here or get poisoned by gases, spoiling your health.
But this territory is dangerous not only with natural anomalies. Semi-wild Ethiopian tribes live in the desert, which can easily kill.
Despite all these "charms", the desert is very popular among tourists. True, it seems that they are coming here to communicate with aliens: the landscapes are quite suitable, plus rarefied air and unbearable heat. And you won't believe that this is our planet.
Place forbidden to visit
Well, the most dangerous place on the planet is the island of Queimada Grande or Snake Island. It is even closed to the public.
Queimada Grande is located in the Atlantic Ocean, 35 kilometers from, and belongs to Brazil. This island is simply teeming with snakes: according to some reports, from one to five reptiles come to one square meter. Moreover, one of the most dangerous snakes lives here - island botrops. This reptile is capable of killing in a very short time, since its poison causes rapid necrosis of the body. In addition, it contains a substance that can break down tissues for further processing, so the bite site rots down to the bones. And this snake is big - up to 1 meter in length.
Snakes are everywhere on the island: on the ground, hanging from branches, hiding in the shade of bushes. They mainly feed on birds, which, unsuspectingly, sit on branches.
Botrops is endemic here and has been living in these forests for many centuries. Once the island separated from the mainland, so the individuals remained cut off from the world. Naturally, the hot climate and the absence of any intervention had a positive effect on their population, so the island is literally teeming with snakes.
Queimada Grande is so dangerous that the Brazilian authorities have banned it from visiting. Only the military fleet and periodically researchers can call in here.
There is a lighthouse on the island, once a family lived in it. In fact, it was built in order to take ships away from a dangerous place. However, 11 years after its construction, in 1920, all family members were found dead. The snakes climbed into the dwelling and bit the caretakers. For a while, the lighthouse did not work, but thanks to technology, it was made automated.
But still, Keimada Grande is of particular value from the point of view of science: after all, it is the largest natural serpentarium in the world. Therefore, it is forbidden to visit the island not only in order to preserve the lives of tourists, but also in order not to disturb this fragile ecosystem.
Although, given how the snakes subjugated the entire island and “evicted” people from here, you can’t call them fragile)
There are many places in the world where you should be extremely careful. Many careless tourists lost their lives or lost their health, underestimating the threat of these corners of the Earth.
Nyos, killer lake (Cameroon)
Imagine you are taking a boat ride, enjoying the clean air and the surrounding views, when all of a sudden bang! The lake, literally, explodes, destroying all life on the surface and even nearby. In August 1986, the largest explosion occurred, which claimed the lives of almost two thousand people. The deadly lake of the planet is volcanic, it is located at an altitude of 1090 m. An explosive mixture of carbon dioxide, methane and helium constantly accumulates in its depths. The slightest earthquake, strong wind, or even a sudden change in temperature can set off a deadly mechanism.
Road to Mount Hua (China)
The sacred mountain of Taoism is one of the most dangerous places in the world. Thousands of professional climbers and amateurs travel there to test their skills. The path to the top of the mountain is replete with difficult to overcome sections, sometimes you have to literally hang over the abyss.
It is not surprising that about 100 tourists die here every year trying to get to the temple, where, as the locals assure, they serve the best tea in the world. The most interesting thing is that you can quickly and safely climb to the top by funicular, but, they say, then the taste of tea is not the same.
Husaini Rope Bridge (Pakistan)
This strange suspension structure is considered the most dangerous bridge on Earth. One glance is enough to be convinced of this. Crossing it to the other side of the Guntsy River is an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones.
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Great Blue Hole (Belize)
A stunningly beautiful, and equally dangerous place, like a magnet, attracts divers from all over the world. The funnel, with a diameter of 305 meters and a depth of 123 meters, is full of underwater caves, labyrinths, stalactites and marine inhabitants, including.
Even the most experienced divers of the planet do not risk diving more than 20-30 meters, and beginners “splash at the surface”, at a depth of up to 10 m. Those who ventured deeper claim that skeletons with oxygen tanks are found in the caves, for which this dangerous place was nicknamed "divers graveyard"
Shark Beach Fish Hook (South Africa)
Not every daredevil dares to swim on the most dangerous beach in the world. This section of the Atlantic Ocean is home to one of the most aggressive white shark populations on the planet. They often attack people even in shallow water, near the shore.
Danger warnings are hung along the beach, but extreme sports enthusiasts and simply careless tourists do not pay attention to them, which adds work to local rescuers, forcing them to collect the remains of a shark lunch along the shore.
Amazon rainforest (South America)
Along the coast are the largest tropical forests, dense, colorful, exotic and ... dangerous. Exploring the Amazon is a risky business. There are many large predators here, like jaguars, anacondas, alligators. However, the real threat lies among small insects that are either poisonous or carry deadly infections.
Kjerag: a pea between rocks (Norway)
There is a favorite place in the Norwegian mountains for thrill seekers. Here, between the rocks, at an altitude of about 1000 meters, it is not clear how a boulder got stuck here. To do it is a matter of honor for every extreme tourist. Needless to say, any careless step or a sharp gust of wind ends with a protracted “aaaa!”.
Gouffre Berger: Cave of the Dead (France)
The descent into this underground cave is more like a journey to the center of the Earth. Its depth is more than 1200 meters, it takes at least a day to reach the bottom. Below is a lake and countless semi-flooded labyrinths. Already this is enough to consider this place one of the most dangerous on the planet.
Many speleologists and ordinary explorers paid with their lives for trying to find out all the secrets of the underworld. The situation is aggravated by the fact that during the rain the cave is under water in a matter of hours. Check the weather forecast before descending.
Mayon fiery volcano (Philippines)
The active volcano has been in a state of "silent eruption" for several years, periodically releasing small lava flows and throwing out pieces of rock, which leads to frequent casualties. Tourists are warned that it is dangerous to approach the volcano closer than six kilometers, but they stubbornly make their way as close as possible in search of a good place for a photo.
Ghost town Pripyat (Ukraine)
If you are looking for the most dangerous places on Earth, it is not necessary to go overseas. You can tickle your nerves and very close. After the Chernobyl disaster, the entire population was evacuated, and the highest level of radiation is still preserved near the reactor.
Some firms conduct excursions around the outskirts of the Chernobyl zone, assuring that there is no danger if you follow the rules of conduct and do not go off the planned route. This is true, but keep in mind that a sudden rainfall, a stone raised from the ground, or another, even a minor event, can lead to being in an infected area.
