Ethiopia Afar Ale

Erta Ale

A continuously active basaltic shield volcano with one of the world's few persistent lava lakes, located in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.

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  • Danakil Depression: 5 Reasons to Visit the Hottest Place on Earth

    There’s a place on this beautiful earth of ours that experiences average daily maximums of 41.1C (106F). I’m not talking the average in the height of summer. I’m talking every single day of the year. Dallol, Ethiopia is the hottest inhabited place on earth. It can be found in the very heart of the Danakil […]

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