Strange volcano identical to the giant's eyes

Looking down from above, the mud volcano Pugachevsky is shaped exactly like the eyes of a giant, making many people astonished.

The astonishing moment, taken by photographer Mikhail Mikhailov from eastern Russia, shot from above, recording a strange mud volcano scene shaped like a giant human eye. Looking down from above, the center of the volcano looks like an iris, surrounded by a brownish mud, with surprisingly proportion.

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Mud volcanoes taken from helicopters.

A rare sight was taken of the Pugachevskiy mud volcano on Sakhalin Island, eastern Russia. 'I have never seen anything like it. There are quite a lot of muddy volcanoes in the world, but Pugachevskiy volcano is more famous because of its different appearance, '' photographer Mikhailov said.

It is known that the 2nd Pugachevskiy mud volcano on Sakhalin Island, located about 167 km north of Yuzhno. This is an area of ​​large elliptical swamp stretching from southwest to northeast.

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Viewed from above, the mud volcano Pugachevskiy is like the eyes of a giant.

According to photographer Mikhailov, he took photos from a helicopter. Viewed from above, volcano is like the eye of the island. It is thought that the cause of the miracle due to the high pressure creates sudden eruptions. Mud erupts from a point, spreads out around it, giving the volcano a symmetrical shape.

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Mud volcanoes or mud arches are created by spraying geographic liquids and gases.

'This moment is very impressive. Certainly this is a rare phenomenon , ' the Russian photographer said.

Mud volcanoes or mud arches are created by spraying geographic liquids and gases. Hot water combined with mud and surface. This type of volcano is associated with oil and gas fields and tectonic movement areas. They are also associated with volcanic lava.

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