Erta Ale and Dallol

Dallol is at the Northern Most Extension of the (Great ) Rift V alley. Dallol is field of phreatic craters in the salt plain northeast of the Erta Ale Range in one of the lowest named hottest areas of the desolate Danakil depression and home to the Afar people. Colorful hot brine springs and fumaroles deposits are found in the Dallol area. This is special because it is one of the lowest points on earth not covered by water.

There are hot yellow sulfur fields among the sparking white salt beds. Mount Erta Ale is the world’s only active land volcano which is below sea level with colored landscapes, incredible minerals deposit supper lakes and bubbling Sulphur springs. These are sights not to be missed by the adventurous travelers.




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