A vile vortex is any of twelve purported particular geographic areas, arranged in a pattern around the Earth. The term was coined in the 20th century by Ivan T. Sanderson, who cataloged them as the sites of unexplained disappearances and other mysterious phenomena.
The Twelve Vile Vortices
Algerian Megaliths, North Africa
Indus Valley, Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan
Devil's Sea, near Japan
Hamakulia Volcano, near Hawaii
Great Zimbabwe
Wharton Basin
Loyalty Islands
North Pole
South Pole