9 UNBELIEVABLE PLACES ON EARTH THAT ACTUALLY EXIST

Lake Retba, Senegal

Lake Retba

This lake gets its pink color from the dunaliella salina bacteria, which is attracted by the lake’s salt content. The bacteria produces a red pigment so that it can absorb the sunlight.

Great Blue Hole, Belize

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This is a large submarine sinkhole. It’s over 300 m (984 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep.

Leshan Giant Buddha, China

Ariel Steiner

This is the largest stone Buddha in the world and is 71 meters (233 ft) tall! It was carved out of the cliff face in the 18th century.

Derweze, Turkmenistan

Tormod Sandtorv

This cavern has been nicknamed the ‘door to hell’ and we can see why! This area is rich in natural gas. In 1971, geologists drilled into the cavern. The ground collapsed leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 meters. They decided to burn off the gas and thought the fire would only last a few days, but the gas is still burning today!