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Map showing location of the Pitch Lake. The Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of bitumen in the world, estimated to contain 10 million tons. It is located in La Brea in southwest Trinidad, within the Siparia Regional Corporation. The lake covers about 0.405 square kilometres (100 acres) and is reported to be 76.2 metres (250 feet) deep. [1]
Trinidad and Tobago. 2011 vii, viii (natural) The Pitch Lake is found in southwest Trinidad in the village of La Brea. The lake measures approximately one hundred (100) acres (41 hectares), and is estimated to be two hundred and fifty (250) feet (76 metres) deep in the centre. It holds about ten million (10,000,000) tons of pitch.
La Brea is famous for its natural wonder of the world, "The Pitch Lake", which is actually the largest of three in existence. It is located on an area of depression in the landscape; with some pools, reeds and grayish asphalt everywhere. The asphalt is so soft in some areas that an individual can slowly sink if he/she stands on the surface too ...
Pitch Lake in Trinidad and Tobago is a large, bowl-like depression filled with bitumen. The lake has a maximum depth of 250 feet with an area of 100 acres, making it the largest deposit of solid bitumen on Earth. [13] The lake is cold and dense near the shores, and it has a top layer that can be walked on.
Binagadi asphalt lake – cluster of tar pits located 1 km southeast from Binagadi settlement, near Hirda-Girrar hillock in urban Baku, Azerbaijan.Fossils from the species of 41 species of mammals, 110 species of birds, 2 reptiles, 1 amphibian and 107 insects recovered from the pits are on display at the Baku Natural-Historical Museum.
Mountain ranges of Trinidad and Tobago (5 P) ... Pitch Lake; Point Lisas; S. San Fernando Hill This page was last edited on 31 December 2019, at 05:23 ...
Map of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antilles, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande (or Gasparee), Little Tobago, and St. Giles Island.
The largest natural deposit of bitumen in the world is the Pitch Lake of southwest Trinidad, which is estimated to contain 10 million tons. [ 4 ] About 70% of annual bitumen production is destined for road construction , its primary use. [ 5 ]