Dec 9, 2009 – Sulfur volcanic landscape, Dallol, Danakil Desert, Ethiopia – Radius Images / Corbis
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The Danakil Desert lies in north-eastern Ethiopia, southern Eritrea and much of Djibouti. The homeland of the Afar people, it is known for its heat and for the Afar Depression, lying up to 100 m below sea level. The Danakil Desert’s main industry is salt mining, while it is also home to wildlife, including African Wild Asses.
Many volcanoes exist in the region, including Erta Ale and the Dabbahu Volcano.
Dallol is a volcanic explosion crater (or maar) in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It was formed during a phreatic eruption in 1926, and numerous other similar craters dot the salt flats nearby. These craters are the lowest known subaerial volcanic vents in the world, at over 45 m (150 ft) below sea level.
The term Dallol was coined by the Afar people and means dissolution or disintegration describing a landscape made up of green acid ponds (pH-values less than 1) iron oxide, sulfur and salt desert plains. The area resembles the hot springs areas of Yellowstone Park but appears to be more wide-stretching.
- Residents of the hottest place on Earth are notoriously combative.
Who are they? - This psychedelic landscape is part of the only volcanic chain below sea level.
Want to see more? - Between the volcanoes, the heat, and the 450-mile salt plain, this region doesn’t see a lot of visitors.
Would you vacation here? - Some have called this the “cruelest place on Earth.”
Where is it?
[...] Some have called this the “cruelest place on Earth.” Dallol is a volcano hidden beneath a kilometer-thick layer of salt in the Danakil depression in the Afar region, Ethiopia (at ~120 m below sea level). It manifests itself by an incredible variety of colorful springs and fumaroles in an alian landscape of salt, sulphur and other mineral deposits. The term Dallol was coined by the Afar people and means dissolution or disintegration describing a landscape made up of green acid ponds ( pH-values less than 1) iron oxide, sulfur and salt desert plains. Many volcanoes exist in the region, including Erta Ale and the Dabbahu Volcano.link [...]
[...] Some have called this the “cruelest place on Earth.” Dallol is a volcano hidden beneath a kilometer-thick layer of salt in the Danakil depression in the Afar region, Ethiopia (at ~120 m below sea level). It manifests itself by an incredible variety of colorful springs and fumaroles in an alian landscape of salt, sulphur and other mineral deposits. The term Dallol was coined by the Afar people and means dissolution or disintegration describing a landscape made up of green acid ponds ( pH-values less than 1) iron oxide, sulfur and salt desert plains. Many volcanoes exist in the region, including Erta Ale and the Dabbahu Volcano.link [...]
[...] Beberapa menyebut ini adalah ” tempat paling kejam di Bumi . ” Dallol sebuah gunung berapi tersembunyi di bawah lapisan kilometer tebal garam dalam Danakil depresi di wilayah Afar , Ethiopia ( di ~ 120 m di bawah permukaan laut ) . Hal ini memanifestasikan dirinya oleh berbagai yang luar biasa warna-warni mata air dan fumarol di lanskap Alian garam , deposit mineral sulfur dan lainnya . ini Dallol Istilah diciptakan oleh orang-orang Afar dan berarti pembubaran atau disintegrasi menggambarkan pemandangan yang terdiri dari kolam asam hijau ( pH – nilai kurang dari 1) oksida besi , belerang dan dataran garam gurun . Banyak gunung berapi ada di wilayah ini , termasuk Erta Ale dan Dabbahu Gunung berapi.link [...]