Danakil Depression
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The Danakil Depression is a large valley of approximately 200 by 50 km, across the north of the Afar Region of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is about 125 m below sea level and is bordered to the west by th
Landscape of the Danakil Depression. The bright white coloured rocks are Pleistocene marine sediments. The Erta Ale range is visible in the background.
Lake Afrera, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Landscape at Dallol, Afar Triangle, East Africa
The crater of Erta Ale
Afar Triangle
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The Afar Triangle is a geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The region has disclosed fossil specimens of the earliest homini
Danakil Depression
…location on the continent of Africa. The Danakil Depression is a geological depression formed by rifting. It constitutes the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression. The Danakil Depression is a large valley caused by the extension between the Nubian plate and the Danakil (or Arrata) microplate…
Landscape in Dallol