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Desert, Salt and Volcanoes

- 14 days expedition to Erta Ale volcano and Dallol hydrothermal field (Danakil desert, Ethiopia) -

A selection of photos from this tour. Reload to see more photos!
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Exploding lava bursts from the lava lake of Erta Ale volcano, seen in the morning twilight. Lava is thrown and pushed outside through a breach in the wall containing the lava lake. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Salt cutters at work. The upper 10 cm of the salt lake are used to produce salt blocks. The "Focolo" are often Tigraians emigrants who try to earn a living in this hellish environment. (c)
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As the evening of 26 Nov approaches, no overflows occur. Despite the violently boiling lava inside, the ring wall seems impossibly stable. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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Miniature salt terrasses at a green acid pond at Dallol volcano draw bizarre shapes. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ruins of houses at the potash factory at Dallol - until the 1970s, workers lived here and extracted potash from the salt deposits of Dallol. The potash was used as fertilizer. The place was known as the hottest inhabited place on earth, and living conditions were extremely harsh in this hostile environment. Now, the settlement and the factory is a field of ruins only. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Eastern part of the South crater illuminated by moon and lava glow. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The remnants of an eroded volcano in the desert (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Photographing the lava lake of Erta Ale volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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