Danakil Depression
A low-lying plain in Ethiopia
Dallol, Ethiopia: The Hottest Place On earth the volcanoes, geysers and cracked earth make up the landscape of the hottest place on Earth.
With average temperatures consistently hovering at 94 ˚F, Dallol, Ethiopia is the hottest inhabited place on the planet.
Ertale Volcano, Afar, EthiopiaIt’s a volcano, but not as we know it. This cerulean eruption takes place in the Danakil Depression, a low-lying plain in Ethiopia. The volcano’s lava is the usual orange-red – the blue comes from flames produced when escaping sulphuric gases burn.