In the far northeast of Ethiopia, in a sunken plain that dips below sea level, lies a landscape that looks less like Earth ...

In the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia lies one of the hottest and most alien-looking places on the planet. The Danakil Depression is a sunken basin where air temperatures can climb to around 131 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Reddit A surreal photo of Ethiopia's Danakil Depression is stunning Reddit users, looking more like a sci-fi matte ...

Welcome to one of the most hostile environments on Earth, a place so extreme that it looks like it's being pulled apart at the seams. The temperatures here regularly soar above 125°F, making it one of ...

Discover Danakil-Senke, the otherworldly Danakil Depression near Dallol in Ethiopia – a volcanic hellscape of neon acid pools, salt formations, and extreme heat that feels like another planet. This ...

The Danakil-Senke, known locally as the Danakil Depression (a low-lying desert basin), is a vast geological sink in northeastern Ethiopia close to the border with Eritrea. It lies in one of the lowest ...

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IT’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 ...