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* The hills are on Canada's Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories
* They were first discovered by Captain Robert McClure in the 1800s while on a rescue mission
* The smoke is caused by layers of sulphur-rich brown coal igniting as erosion and landslides expose them

The multi-coloured fiery wonder - known as the Smoking Hills, despite technically being sea cliffs - is located on Canada's Arctic coast close to Cape Bathurst in the remote Northwest Territories and they have been burning away, sending plumes of gas across the landscape, for centuries.

The first recorded sighting of them was in the early 1800s by the Irish explorer Captain Robert McClure while trawling the Canadian Arctic for lost expedition leader Sir John Franklin, who disappeared while charting Canada's Northwest age.

When he saw the smoke, south of the Beaufort Sea, he ordered his crew to investigate in case it was a signal from the lost explorer - but when they reached the hills, there was no sign of life.

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According to Atlas Obscura, it was reported that the crew took a piece of smouldering rock back to the boat for Captain McClure - and that it burned a hole right through his wooden desk.

The crew were convinced that volcanic activity was causing the hills to burn. However, it soon became apparent that there was a different reason altogether for the strange phenomenon.

Underneath the rocks are layers of combustible sulphur-rich lignite - brown coal. And when they are exposed by erosion and landslides, they ignite and throw sulphurous gas into the air - the smoking effect.

The process also produces eye-catching rainbow aesthetics, with normally dark mudstone reddened and bleached.

Altogether it's a unique geological eco-system - but if you want to see it, you face quite a journey.

The nearest community - the hamlet of Paulatuk - is more than 60 miles away and the only way of reaching the cliffs is by helicopter or boat.
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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-8218275/Canadas-hellish-Smoking-Hills-burning-CENTURIES.html

Interesting.

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it.

R u sure it is not devil blowing out smokes through his nostrils. That could be the location of hellfire na?
Macjebs pls check well if u will see some red monkeys with spears there guarding the south entrance.

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God is great

All I can say is God is great.
Everything in the Universe points to an intelligent design and Designer.

Wonderful

Beautiful

Reminds me of one seasonal film like that called legend of the seeker. It's similar to the rifts the keeper was opening up and down. Only difference is that it was green while this is red.

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R u sure it is not devil blowing out smokes through his nostrils. That could be the location of hellfire na?
Macjebs pls check well if u will see some red monkeys with spears there guarding the south entrance.

devil is far from Canada. Check near aso Rock

God created wonderful things for man to discover and explore

nice....heard its called the gates if hell..
would like to visit someday to ask devil why he allocated more of his agents to Nigeria more than the other countries in the world.
i nid answers form the man incharge...
cnt wait to visit..