The most dangerous places in the world. This is a real threat to life: the most dangerous place in the world

The most dangerous places on the planet annually attract extreme tourists who are in search of thrill. And these places are really able to "give" a lot of adrenaline. Visiting such places is associated with a high risk to life. The list of “exclusion zones” includes cities, majestic mountainous landforms, deserts, as well as expanses of water, which contain many mysteries and tragedies that have happened.

We present to the attention of readers the ten most dangerous places on earth.

Ukraine

(Ukraine) opens the top ten most dangerous places in the world. The once prosperous city in an instant turned into a place forgotten by God. terrible tragedy, which occurred in 1986, caused people to hastily leave their native corner. The atomic explosion that occurred at the advanced power plant served as the release of tons of radiation dust, which spread over several hundred kilometers. Millions of people suffered from radiation pollution, many of them died. Currently, Chernobyl is a ghost town, which is extremely dangerous to health and life due to high levels of radiation.

Brazil

One of the most dangerous places on the planet is considered (Brazil). It is located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Brazil. The island is closed to the public, as it is extremely dangerous for life. Judging by the name of the island, it is not difficult to guess that its only inhabitants are snakes. According to approximate estimates, there are up to 5-6 snakes per square meter of territory! The island is considered the largest natural serpentarium in the world.

USA

(USA) - one of the most safe places on the ground. Coastal California waters are a favorite haunt of great white sharks, which maim hundreds of people every year. Not uncommon are cases with a fatal outcome. But despite this fact, surfers and divers continue to cut through the expanses of water in search of new sensations and adrenaline.

Ethiopia

(Ethiopia) - one of the most dangerous places for life on the planet. colorful and unique landscape contains a number of dangers due to natural and climatic features. The temperature in this unusual and amazing wilderness sometimes it goes off scale for +50 degrees, which already makes staying here acceptable for only a few minutes. Hot, burning air is not all that can scare away this place. The atmosphere contains a high concentration of poisonous gases that can be lethal. In addition, earthquakes often occur in the desert, as there is a break in the Arabian plate.

Russia

(Russia) is one of the ten most dangerous places on the planet. The valley is located in Kamchatka in the Kronotsky Reserve, next to the active Kikhpinych volcano. This region is famous not only for its beautiful landscapes, but also for multiple deaths. Being there for a long time is deadly for both people and animals. Many scientists tend to believe that poison gas, which is located in the Valley of Death, becomes the cause of death.

Indonesia

(Indonesia) is one of the most dangerous places on the planet. This name was given active volcano Indonesia. For all the time of its existence, there are about a hundred eruptions. Every day, Fire Mountain gives vital signs in the form of a column of smoke that rises up to 3 thousand meters in height. The last major eruption was recorded in 2014. Then about two dozen local residents died. The 2006 eruption also caused many deaths. It is known that in 1930 about a thousand people died here. Then the fiery lava spilled 13 km from the foot. Despite this, the nearest settlement is located 6 km from the raging volcano.

Bolivia

(Bolivia) is the most dangerous place on earth. The many deaths that have occurred here speak for themselves. The road was built by Paraguayan prisoners during the war between Bolivia and Paraguay in 1932. The presence of many sharp turns, difficult terrain and poor road surfaces are the causes of many car accidents. In addition, there is evidence that cyclists who want to get a portion of adrenaline find their death here. About two hundred people die every year on this road terrain. It is not possible to prohibit the operation of this road, since it is the only transport artery of the country. In the 70s, an attempt was made to reconstruct the road, but the work was already suspended at the 20th kilometer. The remaining 50 kilometers are devoid of asphalt pavement and are clayey soil, which becomes slippery after rain and is extremely dangerous for transport.

Top of Mount Washington USA

The most dangerous places on the planet include (USA). This is one of the highest and most beautiful points in northeast region USA, as well as the most unpredictable due to changeable weather conditions. It is extremely dangerous to be on this peak. It is here that the highest wind speeds are recorded, which exceed 100 meters per second. In 1934, a record was set on the mountain: the wind force reached 372 km / h. The summit was first climbed by Derby Field in 1642. Not experienced tourist don't risk it and climb to the very top.

Atlantic Ocean

(Atlantic Ocean) is one of the anomalous zones and a dangerous place among the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. There is an anomalous zone near the coast of North America - between Bermuda, Miami and Puerto Rico. If you figuratively connect these points with lines, you get the figure of a triangle. For the first time, mention of this mystical area, where ships and aircraft disappear without a trace, and navigation instruments refuse to work, appeared in the publication of an article by Vincent Gadisse. His work was called: "The Bermuda Triangle - the lair of the devil." This offshore area is fraught with danger, primarily due to a large number shoals, as well as cyclones and storms that often originate here. This explains the innumerable number of accidents and the failure of instruments to work in this place.

Dyatlov Pass Russia

Dyatlov Pass or Mount Dead (Russia) tops the list of the most dangerous places on the planet. anomalous place located in the north of the Urals. The Dyatlov Pass gained its popularity due to the many deaths that happened in that place for inexplicable reasons. Many researchers and tourists who visited this mystical place found their death there. mysterious death all members of the Dyatlov expedition still causes heated debate over the cause of the tragedy that occurred on February 1, 1959.

The earth is a treasure trove, the true value of which we are unlikely to be able to determine at this stage of our development. The uniqueness of its riches lies in the fact that they combine both the obvious beauty and the unknown, which inspires fear. The latter includes the most dangerous places on the planet, which, alas, self-confident "kings of nature" - people, have to reckon with. But, despite the fact that they are fraught with a threat, there are those whom this does not stop at all, but only fuels curiosity. The payoff for this is often life, however extreme tourism continues to gain momentum, looking for new ways of self-expression.

Queimada Grande - an imaginary piece of paradise

In the Atlantic Ocean, not far from the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, there is a small island, the visit of which is officially prohibited. Of course, if you wish, you can get there after signing a document that removes all charges from the authorities in the event of death. After all, Keimada Grande is the abode of the island botrops - one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet. The bite of a reptile causes rotting of tissues, which leads to their necrosis within a short period of time. A lethal outcome is inevitable, and the victim dies in terrible agony, rotting to the very bones.

The reason for the closure of the island was the attack of poisonous snakes on the personnel maintaining the lighthouse, as a result of which, in one night, everyone was bitten. Since then, the lighthouse has been operating in automatic mode, and the island has received the status unique reserve protected by the state. There are up to several reptiles per square meter of territory, not counting dozens of individuals wrapping around tree branches.

However, despite the fact that the formidable asps managed to force people out of Queimada Grande, the place gained popularity among the daredevils. The coastal waters are chosen by fishermen and divers, here you can also take a boat trip, having examined the "Snake Island" from afar.

Danakil, or Desert Hell on Earth

The Danakil Desert is located in the Afar Basin in northeast Africa and is included in. The incredible landscape along with excessively high temperatures and poisonous underground gases have made it dangerous for tourists to visit. The overall picture is completed by sulfur lakes and volcanic formations, giving way to impressive faults from earthquakes.

However, some extreme people are still not averse to shortening their lives by inhaling toxic fumes or the risk of being attacked by feral Ethiopians who are ready to deal with anyone for a dollar or food. In defense of the desert, one can say that in addition to the thrills, the visitor opens great views, as if in a picture depicting an unearthly landscape.

"Death Road" is a dubious attempt at human intervention

Over a deep abyss in the province of Yungas (Bolivia) lies The North Yungas Road, also called the "Road of Death". Its length is about 70 km, and this maximum width the roadway is 3.2 m and the height of the abyss under it is 3.6 km! Due to the forced use of the road (this is the only route from the tropical region of the Amazon to La Paz), buses and trucks are experiencing great difficulties. They often cannot pass each other, because in some places the width of the road allows only one large vehicle with a wheel hanging over the dip to pass.

Tropical showers wash away the narrow canvas of The North Yungas Road, which in some places is also slippery, clayey or completely destroyed by landslides. Thick fog that reduces visibility, the “remains” of damaged cars and fallen trees do not allow the driver to relax even for a moment. Every year, the Death Road takes the lives of several hundred people, but for local cyclists this route is one of the most favorite. According to statistics, desperate cyclists account for about 10% of the total number of victims of this one of the most dangerous roads peace.

"Lakes of Death" - the natural heritage of national cultures

Some reservoirs of our planet are fanned sinister secrets and pose a real threat to all its inhabitants. The most dangerous lakes on earth are:

• Acid lake (Sicily).
• Natron (Tanzania).
• Boiling Lake (Dominican Republic).
• Karachay (Ural).
• Dead Lake Kainda (Kazakhstan).

The list of unusual lakes can be continued, but the above natural reservoirs have earned a world-famous and truly notorious reputation.

Natron

Lake Natron is located in Tanzania and is a phenomenon that modern researchers have not been able to unravel. The uniqueness lies in the fact that the reservoir not only kills animals approaching it, but also mummifies corpses. The victims, forever frozen in natural poses, look as if they were bewitched, instantly turned into a statue. The high content of hydrogen and the concentration of alkali leads to the release of a large amount of salts, soda, and lime, which prevents the bodies from decomposing.

The water of the lake has a rich red color, changing to orange and bluish closer to the shore. A strange fact, but large predators bypass Natron, perhaps trapping poisonous fumes. However, small animals and birds, either because of the absence of natural enemies, or because of the weak sensitivity, the lake beckons into its deadly nets.

Karachay

Lake Karachay is located in the Urals and, being a source of radiation, is one of the most polluted water bodies in the world. More than 60 years ago it was used to store radioactive waste which rose to the surface as the water level dropped. The authorities are allocating a huge budget to reduce radioactive emissions, and in the near future it is planned to fill up Karachay completely. However, the problem of groundwater contamination will remain unresolved.

boiling lake

In the Dominican Republic, there is a lake whose water temperature reaches more than 90º C, because of which it is literally able to boil. The reservoir is located right in the crater of the volcano, so even after the rainy season, when it cools down a bit, swimming here is deadly.

Lava or jets of hot air are periodically ejected from the bottom of the lake, so that an extreme swimmer runs the risk of simply being boiled.

This extremely picturesque small lake is located in Sicily. It is recognized as the most poisonous on the planet due to the high concentration of sulfuric acid that enters the water from two sources at the bottom. There are no living creatures in this reservoir of death, plants do not grow, and birds, on a whim, fly around it.

There is evidence that it was in this lake that the Sicilian mafiosi hid their victims: just an hour, and no traces.

dead lake

The lake, called the Dead, is located in the east of Kazakhstan among the picturesque mountainous area and is considered cursed by the people. Locals can scare visitors with creepy stories about how people disappeared not only in the reservoir itself, but also in its surroundings. However, the lake owes its name not so much to strange incidents as to its unique properties. There are no living creatures in the water, and its temperature remains low even in the warmest period of the year. Unlike other reservoirs of the region, drying up from the heat, the size dead lake never changes.

Should I take risks for the sake of adventure?

If you still want to visit one of the unusual and very dangerous places, you should take the trip with all caution, carefully weighing the pros and cons. Of course, some professional tourists, as well as natives, erect strange stories into the category of "horror stories" for visitors, designed to increase the popularity of one or another natural complex, but we have described the real dangers that await people near the above-mentioned places.

Have you ever been in dangerous places or circumstances? Fast rivers, dark forests full of dangerous animals, avalanches, or even a shootout? Our planet is full of dangerous places where you should not go for very different reasons. Some of them experience deadly hurricanes too often, others there is a war, somewhere the level of crime goes off scale, and in some parts of the planet even the air itself is toxic, and radiation dosimeters are sounding the alarm. In this list, you will learn about the 25 most unfriendly and most undesirable places to visit on Earth.

25. Sahel, North Africa

The Sahel is a region on the edge of Africa's great Sahara desert. Previously, the locals very irresponsibly exploited the limited water resources in this district. As a result, this has led to severe soil desertification and greatly increased the risk of drought and famine in the region. In just 12 years from 1972 to 1984, over 100,000 people died in the Sahel due to drought.

24. Queimada Grande or Snake Island, Brazil


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Officially, this piece of land is called Queimada Grande (Ilha de Queimada Grande), but it is better known as the Snake Island. This land is located in the coastal waters of Sao Paulo and is famous for the fact that only here in the whole world live island botrops, a species of extremely poisonous snakes. Their poison is so strong that it literally melts human flesh. Not surprisingly, the Brazilian authorities have completely banned visits to the Snake Island.

23. Danakil Desert, East Africa


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The Danakil Desert is located in northeast Ethiopia, south of Eritrea and northwest of Djibouti (Eritrea, Djibouti). This desert is considered one of the most hostile and dangerous places on the planet. The reason for this is the volcanoes and geysers located here, emitting toxic gases, and extreme heat. During the day, the thermometer rises above 50°C in Danakil! In addition, due to conflicts in Eritrea, while visiting this amazing desert, you risk being kidnapped by robbers.

22. Oymyakon, Russia


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Lost in the heart of Siberia, thousands of kilometers from Moscow Russian village Oymyakon is known as a permanently inhabited settlement, which recorded the lowest temperature in the history of observations - down to minus 71.2 °C! This village is one of the coldest places on Earth, and as many as 500 people consider it their home. Cell phones they practically do not work here because of constant frosts. There is no need to talk about agriculture either, because not a single crop can survive in such a cold.

21. Syria


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Due to prolonged violent conflicts, Syria in last years consistently ranks among the deadliest countries in the world. The inhabitants of this war-torn state know firsthand what the bombing of residential areas, hunger and lack of medicines, prolonged sieges and even the use of chemical weapons against ordinary civilians are.

20. Alagoas, Brazil


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Brazilian cities like Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo are bigger than any other major cities countries are famous for their high crime rate. However, in Brazil there is a place much less famous and large, but it is there that the most cruel lawlessness is happening in the country and, perhaps, even in the whole world. The state of Alagoas is literally deadly for life. Over 2,000 people are killed here every year, although the population of the state is only 3 million citizens.

19. Monrovia, Liberia


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The capital of the West African nation of Liberia, Monrovia is home to the continent's creepiest slum called West Point. About 75,000 people live in a rather limited area, and in these slums a cholera epidemic rules, the streets are flooded with drugs, the crime rate and teenage prostitution in West Point are off the charts, and civilized toilets and bathrooms are familiar to the locals only from stories and movies. However, life is hard not only in the slums, but also in Monrovia as a whole, because this city is very polluted and constantly struggling with environmental disasters (frequent floods, for example).

18. Mount Sinabung, Indonesia


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Mount Sinabung is an active stratovolcano located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It erupts quite often, and thousands of people regularly lose their homes and livelihoods due to the most powerful elements. The nearest towns and villages were completely buried in red-hot and ashes more than once. The most recent major eruptions wiped out human settlements in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Unfortunately, dozens of people died during these disasters.

17. Skeleton Coast, Namibia


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The Skeleton Coast is located on the Atlantic coast of Namibia and is famous for being one of the most deadly and unfriendly natural places on Earth. This harsh piece of land got its name from the abundance of whale and seal skeletons scattered along the coast. Even people died here, and shipwrecks are often found on the wild beach. Blame the current and the insidious bottom.

16. North Korea


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Living under a totalitarian dictatorship, North Korea is known primarily as a place where human rights are worse off than almost anywhere else in the world. Both locals and foreign tourists are constantly imprisoned here for being in democratic countries considered completely normal and harmless. Due to the deterioration of diplomatic relations between North Korea and the United States, this Asian country has become especially dangerous for American tourists, who literally risk not getting out of here alive if the curiosity and adventurism of travelers nevertheless overpower the instinct of self-preservation and prudence.

15. Guatemala


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Guatemala has long been known for its extremely high crime rate, but that's not the only reason this Central American country makes our list of the most dangerous places on the planet. The geographic location and topography of Guatemala makes it extremely vulnerable to at least three natural disasters: earthquakes, hurricanes and landslides. For example, in 1976, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed about 23,000 people.

14. Lake Natron, Tanzania


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Lake Natron is located at the foot of the mountain that is part of the Kenya Rift (or Gregory Rift), and it is rightfully considered one of the deadliest bodies of water in the world. Its water is extremely salty and heats up to 60 ° C, and the acid-base balance fluctuates between 9 and 10.5. Such a strongly alkaline environment means that animals in this lake extremely quickly petrify (calcify), its water eats away paint on fabrics very quickly, and can also seriously harm the skin and eyes of unadapted animals, including humans.

13. Sana'a, Yemen


Photo: Rod Waddington / Kergunyah, Australia

Sanaa is the capital of Yemen and the city is famous for a number of reasons. For example, it is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. And it is also the highest capital in the world in relation to sea level - 2200 meters. Unfortunately, Sanaa is also one of the most dangerous places on Earth due to the fact that eternal chaos reigns here - constant bombings, murders and terrorist attacks.

12. Naples, Italy


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Naples is one of the largest Italian cities and has long been famous for its amazing architecture and delicious cuisine. Unfortunately, this place is not without reason included in the list of the most terrible places on the planet. This is a real trap, ready to bury millions of people at any moment. The entire city is located right on the giant supervolcano Campi Flegrei, and scientists believe that the eruption of this volcano is potentially deadly for all residents of the region.

11. Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan


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Mailu Suu has a population of about 23,000 and is a mining town that used to work in the uranium mines. It was here that in the 20th century about 10,000 tons of uranium were mined for the nuclear program of the USSR, and now this city is one of the most radioactive places on the planet. In addition, landslides, earthquakes and floods are common in this region, which only increases the risk of exposure time after time.

10. Manaus, Brazil


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With nearly 2 million people living in Manaus, this metropolis is not on our list because of its crime rate, which is lower than many other Brazilian cities. The capital of the state of Amazonas is located right in the middle of the rainforest on the banks of the legendary Amazon River, in the vicinity of which many extremely dangerous animals live. For example, swimming in this river is a very reckless undertaking, because piranhas, anacondas, electric eels and other deadly creatures are found here.

9. Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic


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The Bermuda Triangle has long had a reputation for being sinister or even mystical place. Geographically, it is an area of ​​the Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda, bounded by a conditional triangle. For decades, this region has been associated with a whole series of supposedly mysterious disappearances, either caused by the Earth's magnetic fields, or related to alien interference. Some of the strange cases have long been investigated and explained, but there are mysteries that still remain unsolved and excite the imagination of mystics.

8. Dallol, Ethiopia


Photo: Ji-Elle, Dallol-Ethiopie

A ghost town in northern Ethiopia, Dallol is one of the most remote, low-lying and hottest on Earth. The average annual temperature here is approximately 34.6 °C and this place was once the hottest settlement in the world. Groundwater in the area is extremely saline and acidic. In addition, there are geysers near Dallol that vaporize poisonous gases into the air.

7. North Sentinel Island, India


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North Sentinel Island is part of the group Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal and politically belongs to India. This land is famous for its scenic views and amazing nature, but the locals are extremely hostile and aggressive towards strangers. They refuse to contact outsiders and have even killed several intrusive visitors.

6. Lake Nyos, Cameroon


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Located in the northwest of Cameroon crater lake Nyos is located in the area with volcanic activity and constant leaks of carbon dioxide directly from the ground. During the "limnological catastrophe" carbon dioxide escapes directly from the bottom of the reservoir and forms a deadly dangerous cloud. This gas is heavier than air, and therefore it immediately settles on the ground, displacing oxygen and killing all life in its path. Two such gas eruptions in the 1980s killed over 1,700 people and approximately 3,500 livestock.

5. Haiti


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The third largest state in the Caribbean (after Cuba and Dominican Republic), Haiti is also a country where almost more often than anywhere else in the world hurricanes rampage. Haiti is not only located right on the "hurricane highway", but also a rather poor country, which is unable to deal with the consequences of regular natural disasters on its own. Settlements are usually built in floodplain valleys, natural protections (such as forests) have long been degraded, and the country's economy is not stable enough to afford a flood protection system and a hazard warning system. That is why almost any hurricane here eventually becomes fatal.

4. Burkina Faso


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Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked West African country. This place has been ranked among the most dangerous places on the planet due to problems with terrorism and frequent hostage-taking. Criminals attack hotels, cafes, restaurants and other places where simple people come together for recreation and entertainment. Some of the attacks in Burkina Faso were carried out by organized groups from neighboring countries(Mali, Niger).

3. Death Valley, USA


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Death Valley is located on the border between the states of Nevada and California in the Great Basin Desert, and it got its name for a reason. It is incredibly hot in the summer (up to 56.7 °C), and terribly cold in the winter months. In addition, because of the storms raging in the region of the mountains surrounding this place, the lowlands of the valley are often and extremely suddenly flooded.

2. Fukushima, Japan


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In March 2011, the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, the island of Honshu, became the site of one of the most tragic nuclear disasters in human history. As a result of a strong earthquake and tsunami, a nuclear power plant exploded in Fukushima. Even today, 6 years after the disaster, very high levels of radiation are still recorded here, which makes this place one of the most dangerous in the world.

1. Fraser Island, Australia


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Australia's Fraser Island is literally strewn the most beautiful beaches with white sand and the purest water. Despite the beauty of this place, this is an extremely dangerous area that should be avoided. Sandy beaches are teeming with poisonous spiders, and very aggressive spiders live here. wild dogs dingoes, and the sea itself is flooded with sharks and poisonous jellyfish.

During the visit, the skin is covered with goosebumps from what he saw here. With the most scary places on earth we will meet 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 Venetian lagoon, 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. For this reason, researchers paranormal activity 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

Old arch bridge 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 Nazca desert plateau, on south coast 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 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 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 by the architect Miura Shinobu - it was unique and the most difficult technical facility throughout 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 shop have changed, and in April 1966 this grand building was written off from the balance sheet. 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 many amazing and beautiful places on our planet where many people would love to spend their holidays: excellent weather, charming nature, warm sea, flowering plants, stunning architectural monuments attract many tourists.

But there are those who are attracted not by amazing landscapes and a comfortable climate, but by real extreme sports and dangerous mysteries.

For such originals, as well as for those who would not like to accidentally be at the wrong time in the wrong place, we offer a rating of the 10 most dangerous places in the world.

It includes mountains, islands, areas where weather or biological factors make the stay very unpleasant and even threatening.

10 Summit of Mount Washington

This Mountain peak in the US, in the White Mountains system, it is famous among extreme sports enthusiasts as the mountain with the strongest winds and absolutely unpredictable weather.

At this beautiful point mountain system In the 1930s, the most amazing wind speed was recorded - 103.3 m / s. If we translate the indicator into the usual system of measures, then it will be 372 km / h. For comparison, the speed of a tornado is about 480 km/h.

Everything that is located on the top of Washington has to be firmly attached to the surface, and the meteorological instruments that are installed there need the constant supervision of a specialist. So there are always people on the extreme peak.

Extreme lovers visit this scary place with great pleasure: competitions of runners, cyclists and even mountain climbers are held here every year. handicapped health, as well as the congress of cars with alternative energy sources.

9 Mountain of the Dead

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The extreme points of Russia have twice entered the top of the most dangerous places, and in ninth place is the mountain of the Dead, the real name of which is the Dyatlov Pass.

In this place, in the middle of the last century, an inexplicable tragedy occurred - 9 people died, all tourist group, headed by student Dyatlov. Moreover, it is still unclear how and why this happened, although an investigation was underway, and the direct causes of the death of tourists were identified: for three, these were injuries caused by a blow of enormous force, and the rest of the climbers froze.

At night, they suddenly left the tent, cutting its wall with a knife, and left it. Some tourists were wearing ordinary clothes, while others were wearing only underwear. Some were unshod or shod only on one foot.

Be that as it may, the investigation reached a dead end, and the death of nine young people remained unexplained. Since then, various anomalies have been happening in this place every now and then, but fans of extreme sports still strive to visit here.

8 California Coast

This beautiful place is very beautiful: the coast beckons you to enjoy the sun and the clear ocean. But this is exactly what you should avoid.

The ocean off the coast of California, much loved by surfers, is teeming with great white sharks. Probably, surfers like beautiful waves, and sharks like delicious surfers. Almost every year, shark attacks on people are recorded here - fortunately, often unsuccessful for animals.

And although white sharks are not killers, they usually only cripple people, no one wants to be left without a leg or arm either. So you should think more than once before swimming in the ocean in this dangerous place.

This is the name of the active volcano Merapi on the island of Java (Indonesia). Even during periods of calm, it smolders slightly, reminding others of its heavy character, and from time to time various emissions occur.

The last eruption occurred only a few years ago and claimed the lives of more than 350 people.
Smoke with ash rises to a height of up to three meters. Large emissions can also be dangerous, as they can cover and suffocate a person.

On average, once every seven years there are large eruptions of ash and lava from the Merapi volcano, and each time this does not scare away, but attracts extreme tourists who watch the violence of the elements, being above the crater, in a fairly safe place.

Queimada-Grendy - this is actually the name of the Snake Island, but the unofficial name is much more popular, because the snakes on this small (0.43 sq. km) piece of land are apparently invisible.
The very poisonous island botrops snake, endemic to Brazil, also lives here (you will not find it anywhere else).

This is a relatively large (up to 1.8 m) sand-colored snake with triangular spots, the poison of which can kill a mouse in a couple of seconds. Many botrops are hermaphrodites.

There are enough other snakes on the island, there are up to 5 of them per 1 sq.m, so at present people's access to the island is strictly limited. This was done both for the sake of preserving the population of rare snakes, and for the safety of people eager to look at one of the most dangerous places in the world.

5 The Danakil Desert is one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The desert in northern Ethiopia is a truly extreme place. What is most surprising is that people live here, and tourists dream of visiting this piece of land.

Apparently, this place used to be at the bottom of the ocean. This explains the fact that even a few reservoirs of the Danakil desert are salty. It is the extraction of salt that the locals live on. The air temperature in the desert reaches +63, and the surface of the earth - +70 degrees!

No more than 200 mm of precipitation falls per year. In other words, welcome to the frying pan! And local attractions include oil lakes, poisonous fumes and numerous volcanoes. There is some sparse vegetation, so you can occasionally spot a zebra or donkey and extreme tourists.

4 South Luangwa National Park

A delightful nature reserve in Zambia becomes truly dangerous to visit when, for whatever reason, the attitude of the hippopotamuses to the guests deteriorates.

Multi-ton creatures hate visitors who interfere with them to arrange weddings and raise children, and an angry hippopotamus does not need something special, like claws or fangs, to punish the offender. Quite enough not to tread it.

For one kilometer of the river bank in "South Luangwa" there are up to five of these fat men, who would be very funny if not for one "but". Hippos are considered the most dangerous of African animals; dies every year from their attacks more people than from buffaloes, lions and leopards together. At the same time, hippos are very aggressive, and in size they are second only to elephants.

3 Death Valley

And once again Russia was marked in the list of the most dangerous places on the planet! A small valley at the foot of the Kikhpinych volcano is in third place in the ranking.

It was discovered by scientists in 1975 in the neighborhood of a unique valley of geysers (the only one in Eurasia). Experts noticed that various animals and birds were dying on a small plot of land, and they made an analysis of the air.

Among the gases emanating from underground, there was a lot of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. Accumulating, they slowly kill the victim. It turned out that this is not the only danger: in the Valley of Death there are also fast-acting poisonous gases, for example, hydrocyanic acid, which leads to respiratory paralysis. Here is such a natural gas chamber.

2 Death Road

A terrible road in Bolivia is a place of pilgrimage for extreme people from all over the world and the ordinary horror of local residents. The 70-kilometer stretch of road between La Paz and Coroico is the site of the deaths of at least 25 cars and a hundred people annually.

The most terrible accident occurred at the end of the 20th century: then a bus with 100 local residents fell off the road.

The road winds its way up the side of the mountain; only the first 20 kilometers of asphalt, and then - wet, slippery clay. In many places the road is so narrow that two cars cannot pass, then you have to go to negotiate who will go backwards, risking their lives.

Every now and then there are landslides that destroy part of the canvas, showers and fogs, reducing visibility to a couple of meters. Moreover, the road is very winding and steep (the descent goes from three and a half km to 330 m above sea level).

All this does not stop those who crave thrills: they descend here both in jeeps and on bicycles to tickle their nerves (however, not everyone survives). This does not stop the locals either: there is simply no other road to the capital.

1 The Bermuda Triangle is the most dangerous place on the planet.

The stretch of ocean between Puerto Rico, Florida and Bermuda is often referred to as an anomalous zone in which ships and planes perish. The causes of shipwrecks are often unknown, and there is always too much hysteria and misinformation around these incidents, so finding out the truth is not easy.

Numerous shoals in the area may have contributed to some shipwrecks, but they do not explain plane crashes or crew abandonment. There are also versions similar to the truth related to methane and infrasound.

Those who support the first theory believe that huge bubbles of methane rising to the surface are the cause of the shipwreck. If the bubble is in close proximity to the vessel, it will immediately go under water. Methane can also affect the instruments in the aircraft.

The second version is related to the "human factor". It is known that infrasound can be generated in the sea, and it can have a destructive effect on the psyche of some people who begin to hallucinate. In this state, the teams could abandon the ship, and the helmsman could make dangerous maneuvers, which would lead to the death of the aircraft or ship.