Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Caravan for the Transportation of Salt Mined in the Karum Salt Marshes

2018-Ethiopia


This album is dedicated to traveling to Ethiopia in October 2018 with a group of friends. From Addis Ababa to Mekele, we flew by plane, and then moved on jeeps, on camels and on foot through the Danakil Depression with the Dallol and Erta Ale volcanoes. Then moving by minibus we visited the National Park of the Simien Mountains, and also Lalibela - the cradle of Ethiopian Christianity, and Gondar …  (read more)

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Caravan for the Tran…

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Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale or Asale) is a salt lake in the northern end of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, it lies at 120 m below sea level. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined. The salt is transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Camels from Caravan…

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Camel Caravan for th…

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Dehydrated (dried) S…

16 Oct 2018 3 154
Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale or Asale) is a salt lake in the northern end of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, it lies at 120 m below sea level. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined. The salt is transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Ready for Adventure…

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, The Salt Lake Karum

16 Oct 2018 8 3 189
Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale or Asale) is a salt lake in the northern end of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, it lies at 120 m below sea level. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined. The salt is transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sunrise over the Sal…

17 Oct 2018 14 2 177
Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale or Asale) is a salt lake in the northern end of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, it lies at 120 m below sea level. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined. The salt is transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sunrise over the Sal…

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sunrise over the Sal…

17 Oct 2018 16 3 409
Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale or Asale) is a salt lake in the northern end of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, it lies at 120 m below sea level. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined. The salt is transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, On the Way to the Ac…

17 Oct 2018 7 133
Dallol is an active volcano in the Danakil Depression, in northeastern Ethiopia. The volcano is known for its specific extraterrestrial landscapes, reminiscent of the surface of Io, the satellite of the Jupiter.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, On the Way to the Ac…

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Landscape of the Cra…

17 Oct 2018 8 1 155
Dallol is an active volcanic crater in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. The volcano is known for its extraterrestrial landscapes resembling the surface of Io, the satellite of the planet Jupiter. Its composition is lava from sulfur and andesite. In 1926, with a strong explosion, a large lake was formed, located at an altitude of 48 meters below sea level. The lake color is purple-yellow. Lake and salt terraces formed by washing out potash salts, manganese, iron on the surface

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sulfur-Andesite Lava…

17 Oct 2018 6 1 114
Dallol is an active volcano in the Danakil Depression, in northeastern Ethiopia. The volcano is known for its specific extraterrestrial landscapes, reminiscent of the surface of Io, the satellite of the Jupiter.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Solidified Sulfur-An…

17 Oct 2018 8 1 153
Dallol is an active volcanic crater in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. The volcano is known for its extraterrestrial landscapes resembling the surface of Io, the satellite of the planet Jupiter. Its composition is lava from sulfur and andesite. In 1926, with a strong explosion, a large lake was formed, located at an altitude of 48 meters below sea level. The lake color is purple-yellow. Lake and salt terraces formed by washing out potash salts, manganese, iron on the surface

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Solidified Sulfur-An…

17 Oct 2018 7 139
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on Earth. It is also one of the lowest places on the planet (100 m below sea level), and without rain for most of the year.Additionally, the area contains the sulfur hot springs. These wet environments at the Danakil Depression are being investigated to help understand how life might arise on other planets and moons. Any microorganisms living here will be extremophilic microbes of a major interest to astrobiologists.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sulfur-Andesite Lava…

17 Oct 2018 8 1 172
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on Earth. It is also one of the lowest places on the planet (100 m below sea level), and without rain for most of the year.Additionally, the area contains the sulfur hot springs. These wet environments at the Danakil Depression are being investigated to help understand how life might arise on other planets and moons. Any microorganisms living here will be extremophilic microbes of a major interest to astrobiologists.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sulfur-Andesite Lava…

17 Oct 2018 5 130
Dallol is an active volcano in the Danakil Depression, in northeastern Ethiopia. The volcano is known for its specific extraterrestrial landscapes, reminiscent of the surface of Io, the satellite of the Jupiter.

Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Sulfur-Andesite Lava…

17 Oct 2018 10 2 229
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on Earth. It is also one of the lowest places on the planet (100 m below sea level), and without rain for most of the year.Additionally, the area contains the sulfur hot springs. These wet environments at the Danakil Depression are being investigated to help understand how life might arise on other planets and moons. Any microorganisms living here will be extremophilic microbes of a major interest to astrobiologists.

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