Pitch Lake

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History

Images & Videos

Pitch Lake, Trinidad

Two illustrated divers are superimposed onto a photograph showing a lake underwater.

Read Next

High angle view of a woman crossing a road. City streets, asphalt, bike lanes, car traffic, pedestrians

Why Are Roads Made of Asphalt?

Discover

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.

How Many People Have Been to the Moon?

pg 229Nazi parade features a banner proclaiming, "Death to Marxism."The possibility of a peaceful Germany after World War I was precluded entirely by the terms of the Versailles Treaty and theintransigent hostility of France and England. Stripped of indu

Were the Nazis Socialists?

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Pitch Lake: Media

asphalt deposit, Trinidad and Tobago

Videos

Two illustrated divers are superimposed onto a photograph showing a lake underwater.

The science behind spooky lakes

Shipwrecks and mummies and toxic sludge, oh my!

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Pitch Lake, Trinidad

Pitch Lake, Trinidad

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

VIEW MORE in these related Britannica articles: