1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJesus Diazhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jesusdiaz-usa/The Entrance To Hell Is In The Centre Of Asia, And It's Terrifyingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zs5YmDr7SB"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/the-entrance-to-hell-is-in-the-center-of-asia-and-its-terrifying/">The Entrance To Hell Is In The Centre Of Asia, And It’s Terrifying</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/06/the-entrance-to-hell-is-in-the-center-of-asia-and-its-terrifying/embed/#?secret=Zs5YmDr7SB" width="600" height="338" title="“The Entrance To Hell Is In The Centre Of Asia, And It’s Terrifying” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="Zs5YmDr7SB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/13/765836319155432622.jpg?quality=75800533You are looking at the city of Mirny, located right in the heart of Asia, in the Republic of Yakutia, an estate associated to the Russian Federation. That terrifying hole is an open quarry 525m deep and 1.2km in diameter right next to the city itself. It looks like the gates of hell to me.