The Boiling Lake

Every summer, we look forward to having a dip in the swimming pool’s cold waters or the ocean and get the heat off of us. Not all places are safe to swim in, though, as they can be fatal. ‘The Boiling Lake’ in Dominica is one of the most dangerous places to swim in on earth, and there’s an excellent reason why.

As the name suggests, temperatures in this lake can get as high as 93 degrees Celsius, and it is scorching hot. This phenomenon’s leading cause is that the lake lies on top of hot magma, which heats the water to an unbearable warmth.