Death Valley in Ethiopia: what does the most lifeless place on the planet look like
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/death-valley-in-ethiopia-what-does-the-most-lifeless-place-on-the-planet-look-like.htmlIn the northern part of the Afar basin in Ethiopia there is a place that scientists call a geological depression, and the locals call the Danakil depression.
If you haven't already become uncomfortable with the names alone, this place is one of the most inhospitable on the planet. The thing is that the valley is located above the fault point of three tectonic plates at once at 125 meters below sea level, which makes it one of the hottest places on earth — the average temperature there is 35 degrees Celsius, but reaches 50.
Volcanic activity heats the spring waters, bringing sulfur and iron to the surface, which leave green, yellow and orange streaks. And numerous geysers and sulfur springs ensure the complete absence of life in the valley, leaving behind only colorful acid pools and mineral lakes.
Colored formations on the surface of hot springs. Photo: Eric Lafforgue (Eric Lafforgue: Getty)
A camel caravan carrying bags of salt across the salt plain. Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Photo with an excerpt near the crater of the active Erta-Ale volcano. Photo: Mike Korostelev (Mike Korostelev: Getty)
Photo: Wuthrich Didier (Shutterstock)
A local man manually digs out salt blocks. Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Salt mountains near the Dallol volcano. Photo: Fredy Thuerig: Shutterstock)
Orange waters of Lake Karum. Photo: Ruisswald (Rweisswald: Shutterstock)
Photo: Eric Lafforgue (Eric Lafforgue: Getty)
Salt deposits formed around the geyser. Photo: Tanguy de Saint-Cyr (Shutterstock)
A geyser is nearby. Photo: Tanguy de Saint-Cyr (Shutterstock)
A source of sulfur near Lake Dallol. Photo: Einat Klein (Einat Klein: Shutterstock)
Sulfur Lake. Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Erta-Ale is a constantly active basalt volcano in the center of the valley. Photo: Harry Jarvelainen (Harri Jarvelainen: Getty)
A tourist near the Erta-Ale crater. Photo: Eric Lafforgue (Eric Lafforgue: Getty)
Frozen lava flow from the volcano crater. Photo: Anastasia Koro (Anastasia Koro: Shutterstock)
Frozen lava at the crater. Photo: Ji-Elle
Mineral deposits near the Dallol volcano. Photo: Mikluha Maklai (Mikluha Maklai: Shutterstock)
Mushroom-like mineral deposits. Photo: Tanguy de Saint-Cyr (Shutterstock)
Sulfur deposits close-up. Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Salt lakes of the valley: aerial view. Photo: Michel Toulouse (Reuters)
Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Camel caravan at the entrance to the Danakil depression. Every morning hundreds of local men make their way to the hollow to extract salt, which they then sell all over the country. Photo: Zacharias Abubeker (Zacharias Abubeker: AFP)
A branch covered with salt on the surface of the lake. Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Photo: Carl Court (Carl Court: Getty)
Photo: Siegfried Modola (Siegfried Modola: Reuters)
Keywords: Horn of Africa | Depression | Volcanoes | Geyser | Valley | Land | Place | Planet | Salt | Photos | Ethiopia
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