Than the well-known “cosmic” desert in Ethiopia (photo)
Fantastic landscapes and extreme climate.
One of the hottest places on the planet — the area of Dallol in Northern Ethiopia. She is in the pit at 130 meters below sea level. Here you can see the nearby volcano, whose latest eruption occurred in 1926.
The climate in the Dallol called extreme — it is incredibly dry with very low rainfall. Year-round temperature in this area is consistently very high. In the summer months it can reach 49 degrees Celsius, and in winter is kept at 30. Dallol is considered the place with the highest average annual temperature.
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But this is not the only feature of Dallol. The few travelers and photographers, who were lucky enough to get to this remote region, open landscapes that has no equal on Earth. According to scientists, they resemble the drawings on the surface of IO, a moon of Jupiter.
In the Dallol was mined potassium, sylvite, and now here salt is mined.
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