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Muji Crater, the Eye of Pamir

On the Pamir Plateau in Muji Township, Akto County, in the westernmost part of Xinjiang, next to the Karakoram Mountains, there is a dreamlike valley. It is the Muji Volcano, also known as the Eye of Pamir, and its full name is the Karitimir Volcano Group. In Kyrgyz, it means "eruption"... Muji Crater is located deep in the Pamir Plateau, in the northwest of Akto County, at the westernmost end of China, at an altitude of about 3,800 meters, and is one of the highest craters in Xinjiang and even the world. The volcanic eruption 1,500 years ago created a unique "illusion of ice and fire" here. It is surrounded by natural landscapes such as plateau wetlands, glaciers, and glacial lakes, and is far away from the Eighteen Arhats Snow Peak. Although it erupted a long time ago, it still retains transparent glaciers, clear glacial lakes, bottomless ice caves, and sweet glacial snow water... Unlike traditional hot volcanoes, Muji Crater is called a "cold volcano" and is also a mud volcano. When a hot volcano erupts, the temperature of the magma is generally above 1,000°C after it is ejected to the surface, and the lowest is 800°C. Mud volcanoes can erupt mud and gas, which still looks spectacular. Mud volcanoes usually erupt at room temperature, and the actual temperature is only six or seven degrees Celsius. When you see the gas, you will find it is cold when you put your hand in it. The gas erupted by mud volcanoes is mainly methane and acetylene, which can be ignited with a lighter. The main component of the rock formed after the mud volcano cools is calcium carbonate. There are many craters with different depths of water, forming rich color changes... For the local Kyrgyz people, Muji Crater is not only a natural landscape but also a home for generations. Muji Crater
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Posted: Dec 9, 2024
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