The lake of death in Sicily is a dangerous beauty

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:45

On Earth, there are many so-called "dead" reservoirs. Due to the "killer" chemical composition of their waters, any form of life, as a rule, is completely absent there. The acid lake of Death in Sicily is considered the most dangerous such object.

For many tourists, the picturesque island of Sicily is associated only with warmth, sea breeze, delicious cuisine and amazing landscapes. We hasten to disappoint you, the reputation of the island was significantly spoiled by one unpleasant fact. In this region, there is a place much more dangerous than the Valley of Death or the Amazonian jungle. Few people know that it is here that the most dangerous body of water in the world, Lake of Death, is located.

Finding this scary object is quite difficult. Death Lake (the photo of this place is really creepy) is located in the province of Catania, near the Greek colony of Leontia. In summer, the lake almost completely dries up, so if you want to see it in all its glory, come in winter.

The Lake of Death in Sicily is a completely deserted place where not a single living organism is found, and on its shores there is not even the most meager vegetation. closestaying near this reservoir threatens all living beings with great danger. If you dip a person into this lead-gray abyss, then in a matter of minutes not even bones will remain of him.

The Lake of Death in Sicily is generously enriched with sulfuric acid, the concentration of which is simply huge. The first studies of this aggressive lake were carried out only in 1999. As a result, scientists managed to find out that there are two sources of sulfuric acid at the bottom of the reservoir. This fact completely excludes the slightest possibility of the presence of life in the local waters. During the life of this lake, the acid managed to destroy everything that ever existed in this place.

Like all the most dangerous objects on the planet, the lake of Death in Sicily is shrouded in various legends. Despite the small area of the lake - 480 feet in circumference - they say that hundreds of people disappeared without a trace in its waters. There is a version that this terrible reservoir was very popular with the Sicilian mafia. Here they dumped the corpses or carried out the execution of the still alive. Well, it is quite likely, because the caustic water of the lake did not leave a trace of objectionable persons.

It should be noted that this lake is the only water body on Earth that has such a specific characteristic. However, the acid lake has several close "relatives". For example, Lake Nyos (Cameroon), which is located in the crater of a volcano, is famous for such deadly properties. You will not be able to swim in the Ink Lake in Algiers, the secret of this dangerous place is still not known.unraveled. But still, the Lake of Death in Sicily (the photo of the reservoir already makes the knees tremble) remains the most dangerous on Earth.

Remarkably, most of the locals on the sunny Italian island have never even heard of the existence of this "acid monster".

If you are going on vacation to the picturesque and warm Sicily, we do not advise you to visit the Lake of Death, even if you really want extreme sports.