Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country. It is a wonderful
place rich in volcanos, lakes, rivers and other, unusual wonders of
nature. In the most far-away of Ethiopia is the lowest part of Africa.
This place is called The Danakil Desert. The Danakil Desert lies in the
north-eastern Ethiopia. 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. Here a tectonic fault is located, it is usually called the Great
Rift Fault of Africa.
Here you can also enjoy the view of acting and extinct volcanos. Great
lava fields, multi-colored mineral formations, the most accessible lava
lakes are considered to be the most wonderful places which are enough to
know about to visit Ethiopia. The Danakil Desert has a lot of wonders
to get acquainted with. Here you can find Dallol Volcano, Black Lake, a
canyon, mineral nodes which resemble mushrooms, a salt lake which is
called Lake Assale, salt caravans, Erta Ale Volcano with lava lakes, and
you can also meet people there who are really far from our modern
world.
Vulcano Dallol Territory. If you wish to enjoy the beauty of Dallol
Vulcano, it's better to stay at Hameleda place located near Lake Assale.
Dallol is a volcanic explosion crater in the Danakil Depression,
northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It was formed during a
phreatic eruption in 1926. In four kilometres there is a boarder with
Eritrea. The territory is disputable and the interclan struggle is
rather severe, so, when visiting this place it's better to be very
careful.
Dallol is the lowest world volcano. It is nested on top of an at least
1000m thick layer of quaternary evaporates including large potash
(potassium salt) reserves. Dallol mountain is thought to have been
formed as a result of intrusion of a basaltic magma body underneath. The
characteristic white, yellow and red colours are the result of sulphur
and potassium salts coloured by various ions. Here it is not allowed to
smoke, to run, to wear flip-flops as acid is everywhere, and this place
is really dangerous.
Erta Ale is a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar
Region of northeastern Ethiopia, the most active volcano in the country.
Have a look at the amazing view! The mystery of this volcano surrounds
you once you see Erta Ale.
The road from Dallol Vulcano to Erta Ale will take 10 hours by car and
2.5-3.5 hours on foot. Erta Ale is 613 metres (2,011 ft) high, with one
or sometimes two active lava lakes at the summit which occasionally
overflow to the south side of the volcano. Erta Ale means "smoking
mountain" in the local Afar language and its southernmost pit is known
locally as "the gateway to hell".
When reaching the voclano itself, you will pass a salt lake and sand
dunes. When you see Erta Ale you will understand that this volcano is
not actually a volcano because it has no cone. Erta Ale is constatnly
changing. In 2002, the lava lake was observed to be switching between
low and high convection phases.This dense surface region traps gases in
the conduit leading to slight pressurization.
Acid Black Lake: It is located not far from Dallol. Though it is not
really far away, nobody walks to this place. You can reach it only by a
vehicle. This is a lake with chemical acid. The place itself is
wonderful. The landscape reminds looks like Martial.
Mineral salts.This place is sometimes called a thermosource, but in fact, these formations are the fumaroles of Dallol Volcano.
Lake Assale. Lake Assale lies within the Danakil Desert. It is salty
due to its specific location. It is placed within a region known as the
Afar Triangle. It’s a hot place on earth and the air temperature can
easily reach 50 degrees Celsius. The closer you get to the Lake the
higher temperature rises.
Salt Caravans. Such caravans are also called Azalea. Sometimes there are more than 100 camels in a row.
Salt has always been a real gold for African inhabitans. That's why the
job dealing with salt transportation is very important. Focolo ("salt
cutters") work hard, they break up the solid crust of the lake. Only
about the upper 10 cm can be used. After the work of axes, several
focolo join their forces to break up meter-sized fragments of the crust.
Cutting the salt blocks requires a good eye and a professional feeling
of the material. While the salt cutters and salt shapers are at work,
the camel owners and their animals rest. They wait until enough blocks
are ready for packing.The caravans are moving all the time. It looks
like a Great People Resettlement is taking place.
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