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Desert, Salt and Volcanoes

- expedition to Erta Ale volcano and the Danakil depression (Ethiopia) -

A selection of photos from this tour. Reload to see more photos!
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Another small overflow to the N happens shortly afterwards. A much larger flow like that occurs later at night around 2 am, when most of us were sleeping... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Sometimes, large quantities of lava are thrown outside the wall creating small secondary flows. Bursting lava bubbles are torn into thin threads, Pele's hair. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Light and color mix at dawn, to create a magical atmosphere. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
1700 m a.s.l. Finally,- Franz is the first to arrive on the rim and get a vew of the large caldera of Fantale volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Photographing Dallol's salt lakes (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Roland and Michel at work. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Michel is closer to the lake, hoping to witness an overflow from as close as safely possible. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Magmatic gas escapes from the lava lake and creates spectacular fountains. The liquid lava is thrown many meters into the air, bursting into thousands of fragments. When liquid pieces are torn by the expanding escaping gas, lava is often torn into thin glassy threads, so-called Pele's hair. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Magmatic gas escapes from the lava lake and creates spectacular fountains. The liquid lava is thrown many meters into the air, bursting into thousands of fragments. When liquid pieces are torn by the expanding escaping gas, lava is often torn into thin glassy threads, so-called Pele's hair. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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