Local Salt Mining (#1/6) Caravans mining salt in a local way from the salt plane in Dallol.
Salt Plane (#2/6) Tourists taking pictures on the salt plane.
Dallol Volcano (#3/6) Tourist taking pictures of the colorful area (Potash & Sulfur) in the Dallol Volcano.
ErtaAle Volcano (#4/6) ErtaAle Volcano, located in the similarly named range in the hostile Danakil depression in the NE Ethiopia, is a basaltic shield volcano known for persistent lava lake activity since early in the 20th century. Whilst only 613m high, the volcano has a base with diameter of nearly 30km. the summit caldera contains two large steep-sided pit craters, the N and S (or “centralâ€) pit craters, and smaller pit at the south-east of the N pit. The caldera appeared to have been formed by 3 overlapping circular collapse structure and has approximate dimensions of 1600 x 700m.
Dallol Volcano (#5/6) Dallol Volcano is located in the Danakil Depression in NE Ethiopia, in a remote area subject to the highest average temperature on the planet. The volcano encompasses Dallol mountain (which rises 50-60m above the surrounding salt plains and has approximate dimension of 1.5 x 3km) and several features in the vicinity, such as the 1926 crater near the “Black Mountain†about 1.5k to the SW.
ErtaAle Volcano (#6/6) ErtaAle Volcano, located in the similarly named range in the hostile Danakil depression in the NE Ethiopia, is a basaltic shield volcano known for persistent lava lake activity since early in the 20th century. Whilst only 613m high, the volcano has a base with diameter of nearly 30km. the summit caldera contains two large steep-sided pit craters, the N and S (or “centralâ€) pit craters, and smaller pit at the south-east of the N pit. The caldera appeared to have been formed by 3 overlapping circular collapse structure and has approximate dimensions of 1600 x 700m.
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