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the danakil depression is located in the northern part of the alpha triangle in ethopia near the
border of Eritrea it was formed from the continental drift of the African and Asian
tectonic plates simply put the African plates are separating thinning adds crust as they
pull apart the danakil depression lies between the danakin Alps in the East and the Ethiopian
plateau in the west which were once joined until the rifting process turned them apart
the land surface is slowly sinking and then I kill depression will one day fill with water
as a new ocean or great lake is born but for now the region is full of other interesting liquids
the depression is a Showcase of incredible geology that makes the area look like it's
out of this world the main attractions are the active volcano Airtel the Kaleidoscope landscape
of the dalol crater the contrasting Salt Lakes carum and aftera and the sprawling salt pans
the danakil depression is one of the hottest places on Earth with temperatures getting as
high as 45 degrees and at the same time one of the coldest places because it is one of
the lowest places on the planet at 330 feet below sea level it also used to be part of the Red Sea
and has kilometers of salt deposits in some places the salt deposits run about five kilometers wide
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the mixture of yellow orange red blue and green are due to the rain and sea
water from the nearby coasts that seep through the sulfuric lakes and get heated up by magma
the danakil depression is not only famous because of its visual Beauty in 1974 researchers found
the remains of Lucy in the denial depression we all know Lucy writes Lucy the first human
actually the first woman to have ever lived here she is if you are interested in learning
more about Lucy you can find her remains in the national museum in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
now I am sure you're wondering why I would recommend you to visit this place and how it
seems unbearable well here are a few reasons why you should visit the danakil depression reason
number one you get to stand at the edge of erta Ali the longest lava lake in the world not only is
it the world's lowest line volcano it is also home to the world's longest existing lava League which
is only one in six in the world reason number two you'll get to swim in Ethiopia's dead lake lake
afrera and reason number three you'll get to walk around and through sulfur hot springs in Daryl
the best time to visit the danakil depression is from September to may this month see more
modest daytime temperatures of around 30 to 40 degrees daytime trips are depart from the
town of wikro at around 4 AM and from there you'll take a four-wheel drive Convoy which
embarks on a three-hour Journey down a windy mountainous road across the Ethiopian portion
of the Great Wolf Valley helicopter rides are also available for more speedier routes
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