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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!
Franz taking photos of the lava lake while the sun is setting and creates a strange twilight. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Strange fountains on the Yellow Lake at Dallol show the yellow color of the water. The color is not caused by sulfur, but probably bacteria living on hydrocarbons. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Wide angle view over the caldera with the lava lake in the center in front of a small cinder cone and the western caldera wall; in the distant background, another volcano looms over the scene. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Roland and Michel at work. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Photographing the lava lake of Erta Ale volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Camel caravans leaving from Ahmed Ela to the salt lake in the morning. (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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As dawn approaches, the light of lava starts to mix with the blue light of the morning. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
(Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Just before dawn of 2-3 Feb, the lake overflowed the lower terrace. Moon, Jupter and Venus are close together in the sky. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Just before dawn of 2-3 Feb, the lake overflowed the lower terrace. Moon, Jupter and Venus are close together in the sky. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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