GCBTH96 🇹🇲 CITO @ Darvaza gas crater 🇹🇲 (Cache In Trash Out Event) in Turkmenistan created by NlLS

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A cache by NlLS Message this owner

Hidden : Friday, September 18, 2026

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Geocache Description:

To enjoy the sunset I invite to a

Cache-In-Trash-Out Event

Date: 18.09.2026 from 19:00 till 20:00

Sonnenuntergang ca. 19:08 Uhr

to clean a part of this nice place.

The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. Hundreds of natural gas fires illuminate the floor and rim of the crater. The crater has been burning since 1971. Drilling punctured a natural-gas cavern, the cavern's roof collapsed, and some sources state that engineers ignited the crater to prevent poisonous gases from spreading.

The crater is near the village of Darvaza in the middle of the Karakum Desert. Located about 260 kilometres (160 mi) north of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, it has a diameter of 60–70 metres (200–230 ft) and a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). Another nearby gas crater is fenced off and has a distinct odor. (Wikipedia)

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