10 Most Scariest Places on Earth

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10. Jacob’s Well, Texas
Jacob’s well is a tunnel opening (12 feet in diameter) in a small perennial spring that goes straight down for about 30 feet before leveling off into a huge underwater tunnel system. At least eight divers having died in this system trying to explore the caves.

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09. Sulphur mine in Kawah Ijen volcano, Indonesia
Kawah Ijen is an active volcano in Indonesia. The miners scale 2,600 meter tall (8,660ft) Kawah Ijen volcano trek up to the crater, then down to the shore of a 200-meter-deep crater lake of sulfuric acid, where they retrieve heavy chunks of pure sulfur to carry back to a weighing station. They do all this without any protective masks or gear.

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08. Door to Hell, Derweze, Turkmenistan

The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, the best solution decided was to burn it off. They had hoped the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days, but the gas is still burning today. Locals have dubbed the cavern “The Door to Hell”.

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07.Gas chambers, Auschwitz, Germany
Auschwitz, known as the Death Camp, was an extermination center created by the Nazis to eliminate the Jews. It was estimated that 2.1 to 2.5 million Jews, Soviet soldiers, Gypsies and Poles were gassed to death in this place, and their bodies were burned in piles nearby. Tourists who visit the Auschwitz concentration camp are gripped with a sense of despair. Some even break down in tears. There are accounts of people feeling spooked at this place. The picture above is of the inner wall of gas chambers and those white lines are nail marks of the people gassed, who were desperately trying to escape.

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06. Ilha da Queimada Grande (Snake Island), Brazil
This is an island, which is so densely populated by poisonous snakes the Brazilian Navy has quarantined it and a biologist once said that when on the island you are “never more than three feet from death.” For each 5m2 there are three to eight VENOMOUS snakes and the coral snake (considered the most dangerous snake from Brazil) got a little adapted for that island. It’s hermaphrodite.

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05. Darien Gap, Panama
Darien Gap is an undeveloped swampland that separates Central and Southern America. It is full of plants that can kill you, insects that can kill you and if you think you can avoid them, there are insurgents that kidnap you. They only release you to your family safe on receiving the demanded ransom. It is considered one of the most dangerous places on earth.

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04. Bolton Strid, England
Bolton Strid (pictured above) is the most innocent looking stream, but is one of nature’s most deadly booby traps. Though it looks like you could just hop across the rocks, but if you miss you will die for sure. It packs very rapid currents just a couple of feet below its surface. No one really knows how deep it really is. Nobody who has ever fallen into the Strid has survived. It has a 100% fatality rate.

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03. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
This place is listed as one of the world’s most dangerous places and the least desirable place on earth by The Economist. Theft, rape, murders and auto theft is rampant on a daily basis, and it is also recommended not to use public transportation. Beside all these concerns, the entire area is prone to seismic activities, landslides and tsunamis.

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02. Erta Ale, Ethiopia
This is a continuously erupting volcano in the middle of a desert surrounded by sulfur pits. It has very high temperatures and among native people it’s infamous for attacking/executing outsiders, including those near Erta Ale.

01. Somalia
Somalia is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world and not at all recommended for the tourists. It has become infamous for its piracy in the recent years. In fact, there is a pirate ‘stock exchange’ in Somalia where locals can invest in pirate gangs planning hijacking missions.