Kamchatka: the most dangerous and mysterious places of this amazing region

Distant and mysterious region – Kamchatka. Edge besides a virgin, is still poorly understood and as yet hardly developed. No wonder that there are a lot of mysterious, including threat to human life.

Deadly lake Fumarole

On the Kamchatka Peninsula are many volcanoes, the scenery around which literally captivate its some sort of poignant beauty. No exception in this regard is the lake and Fumarole at the foot of the volcano Uzon, which is more like a huge bowl with hot water, soaring on cool air.

Indeed, even on the surface of this unique reservoir fluid temperature is approximately 50 degrees Celsius and deep - water is just simmering. It's the hottest lake in Russia.

The name of the pond called "Fumarole" can be translated as the source of hot gases, but it would be better to say - a source of toxic gases, because the haze over the lake just isn't a harmless vapor from the hot water, and various gas education, deadly to all living things. For this reason, to the lake Fumarole is not even path – do not go here no tourists or hunters and fishermen, the rare visitors of the mysterious pond – scientists who investigate not only the lake itself, but also the influence on him of Uzon volcano.

The pond is relatively large, a length of about 600 meters and 300 meters in width, it reaches a depth of 25 meters. And it's so beautiful that it's hard to look away, but to admire the lake better in photographs or videos that are closer to the natural "trap" - deadly!

Death valley

Who does not know the famous geyser Valley of Kamchatka (see her video below), in this fantastic beauty and contrast of place in Soviet times was filmed the famous movie "the Sannikov Land". However, few people had heard that not far from this vital valley is another Valley of death.

The most interesting that until the mid seventies of the last century of this terrible place, no one even knew. First, the huge Kamchatka poorly studied until now, but death Valley is not so big – about 2 miles long and half a kilometer wide. In 1975, this dangerous canyon accidentally hit the Forester V. Kalyaev, and V. Leonov volcanologist studying the Kronotsky nature reserve of this land. It almost cost them their lives. In the following years it was visited by many expeditions of scientists trying to understand that in this valley kills animals and birds, including man, if he be so careless, I will not leave a black spot as soon as possible.

At first glance, it seems simple – kill all life here volcanic gases, like carbon monoxide. But why do animals and birds in the canyon die almost instantly? Then the scientists suggested that these gases may be present, for example, CYANOGEN chloride, in its effect like the poison-cyanide. But this theory is bursting at the seams, as the concentration of CYANOGEN chloride in this case must be very large to cause tearing, but this is not observed. Moreover, poisons-cyanide killed all life, including bacteria, poisoned to death Valley animals and birds do not become mummies, and quietly decompose...

Death valley still remains an unsolved mystery of the distant and fantastic region - Kamchatka. However, there are many other riddles, it's like a snuffbox of old and kind wizard, which contains a real fairy-tale wonders...

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