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Dec 3, 2019 · Welcome to the Valley of Death, a site that remains as darkly enchanting—and as lethal—as it was when it was discovered 44 years ago. Vladimir Leonov first visited and documented the valley...
- Legends and Facts
- What Kills The Animals?
- How to visit?
For centuries, a tiny piece of land known as the Valley of Death in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula wasn’t known to humanity until it was accidentally discovered in the 20th century. According to legend, two hunters found this bizarre place in the 1930s at the foot of the Kikpnych Volcano, on the upper Geyzernaya River in the eastern part ...
After research carried out from 1975 to 1983, the scientists came to the conclusion that the animals and birds are killed by the high concentration of poisonous gases that rise from the volcano. A deadly mix of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon disulphide, and other elements accumulates in the valley’s lowlands without any w...
The Valley of Death is closed for visitors. Tourists can’t go there but you can view it from afar. The valley can be observed from a specially organized observation deck installed at a safe distance from the valley. Visitors can enjoy the incredible landscape and listen to interesting facts explained by a tour guide. The number of excursions in May...
Kikhpinych (Russian: Кихпиныч) is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, [1] which feeds the famous Valley of Geysers . At its foot is a 2 by 0.5 kilometres (1.24 by 0.31 mi) area known as the "Valley of Death", where volcanic gases accumulate and kill birds and mammals that enter the valley.
- 1,515 m (4,970 ft)
- Kamchatka, Russia
- 1550
- Eastern Range
Mysteries of Siberia's ‘Valley of Death’. Across a vast area of sparsely populated Yakutia in Siberia can be found strange metallic structures and evidence of devastating nuclear-type explosions every six or seven centuries. An article by Dr Valery Uvarov. In northwestern Yakutia in Siberia, in the basin of the Upper Viliuy River, there is ...
Oct 11, 2016 · Dargavs, Russia. This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance. Been Here? 45. Want to Visit? 999. Dargavs Sergey Norin / CC BY 2.0. Reaching...
Dec 11, 2017 · Discover The 'Valley of Death' in Sevastopol, Crimea: This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.
The Dyatlov Pass incident ( Russian: гибель тургруппы Дятлова, romanized : gibel turgruppy Dyatlova, lit. 'Death of the Dyatlov Hiking Group') is an event in which nine Soviet hikers died in the northern Ural Mountains between February 1 and 2, 1959, under uncertain circumstances.
