Dallol is a volcanic crater in the breaking of the Danakil, to the northeast of the Erta Al Range in Ethiopia. Volcano and located around the area as if descended from paintings by artists representing might look like Mars or Jupiter. Dallol volcano is considered to be the lowest volcano in the world, as its crater is located at around 45 meters below sea level. Secondly, in the ancient manuscript called "The Book of Enoch," this area is described as a hellhole, which soon will break into our world and engulf it. In the records there are many references to the end of the world, with the apocalypse will begin exactly with the opening of the gates in the hellhole that is, since the eruption of the volcano.
Dallol volcano, reminiscent of his unearthly beauty scenery of the planet Jupiter, is located in the Afar valley. It is located 130 meters below sea level. Danakil most inhospitable and the most hostile desert on the planet, where the soil is literally torn from the earth's crust shake. flickr/Our Breathing Planet OBP
One of the smallest and strangest volcano - Dallol is located near a huge salt lake. Lake Karum is located at an altitude of 120 meters in some places thick layer of salt up to 1000 and even 2000 meters. But night Afar nomads mined salt Karume here even at night the temperature reaches 52 C. Dallol volcano is located in the middle of the salt desert.
Rather, under the gate it refers to the volcano crater. However, since the writing of "Book of Enoch" Dallol erupted many times, and his last revival dates back to 1926. However, the eruption was rather weak, so that all of these prophecies about the end of the world can be attributed to the superstition of ancient people. Currently volcano "asleep", and its activity is not observed crater.
In a small flat cone of the volcano. Dallol rose due to the volcanic pressure, it broke the tectonic shifts, blurred rain, the wind blew. Dallol is constantly being formed and in motion relief. Dallol is long oval dome 2 and 1 kilometer in width, the height of 41 meters. The top of the crater is situated at an altitude of less than 83 meters, it is quite unusual volcano. It is assumed that it was formed by the explosion of the magma pocket is located at a very shallow depth. The only thing that unites the rest of Dallol volcano is active craters.
In the vicinity of the volcano crystallized salt, acid splashing puddles amazing beauty, a beautiful green color which gives the acid. It may come and go the whole acidic lake. Multi-colored puddles is water, which is oxidized in the interaction with magmatic gases.
In July and August, the rain water through the cracks in the surface seeps deeper. Penetrating into the interior, it absorbs all the minerals through which and which and give it color.
After 4000 meters, it meets the magma boils and oxidized, and then it comes to the surface in the form of hot thermal springs that penetrate through the layers of salt crystallizes and hardens.
Dallol is the salt dome erected volcanic power. Rocks that have arisen in the desert Dallol, is the result of a chemical reaction with water. Dallol although it does not look like a volcano, but it is a real active volcano. Its last eruption was hidden geothermal activity, which resulted in overall deposits were formed travertine, gradually disappearing under a crater. This voltage area, the local terrain is constantly changing, there are a lot of cracks, faults, and every time the water gets into these cracks and rises again, she chooses the easiest way, but when opened, new fractures in other places, it runs on them.
This unearthly landscape can not be seen anywhere else in the world. Dallol is poorly understood, it is impossible to be a long time, the sweat turns into acid irritates eyes and skin. Saturated acid fumes air impossible to breathe, he burns the nose and lips, and all this despite the heat up to 58 C in the shade.
Dallol means of dissolving, a very appropriate name for such an unusual place. Stay here for a long time is very difficult - the harmful gases in the air, incredible heat, very dry climate, frequent earthquakes and tectonic movements. From the gases and fumaroles concentrated acid. Where the area is in a stage of drying - acid, more concentrated flows over a layer of crystallized salt, the air is also more and more saturated with acidic fumes, with an increase in heat all the colorful puddles dry up. As long as deep in the water there, active and Dallol, when all the rainwater that fell on the mountain plateau to evaporate, the entire process will stop.
One of the smallest and strangest volcano - Dallol is located near a huge salt lake. Lake Karum is located at an altitude of 120 meters in some places thick layer of salt up to 1000 and even 2000 meters. But night Afar nomads mined salt Karume here even at night the temperature reaches 52 C. Dallol volcano is located in the middle of the salt desert.
Rather, under the gate it refers to the volcano crater. However, since the writing of "Book of Enoch" Dallol erupted many times, and his last revival dates back to 1926. However, the eruption was rather weak, so that all of these prophecies about the end of the world can be attributed to the superstition of ancient people. Currently volcano "asleep", and its activity is not observed crater.
In a small flat cone of the volcano. Dallol rose due to the volcanic pressure, it broke the tectonic shifts, blurred rain, the wind blew. Dallol is constantly being formed and in motion relief. Dallol is long oval dome 2 and 1 kilometer in width, the height of 41 meters. The top of the crater is situated at an altitude of less than 83 meters, it is quite unusual volcano. It is assumed that it was formed by the explosion of the magma pocket is located at a very shallow depth. The only thing that unites the rest of Dallol volcano is active craters.
In the vicinity of the volcano crystallized salt, acid splashing puddles amazing beauty, a beautiful green color which gives the acid. It may come and go the whole acidic lake. Multi-colored puddles is water, which is oxidized in the interaction with magmatic gases.
In July and August, the rain water through the cracks in the surface seeps deeper. Penetrating into the interior, it absorbs all the minerals through which and which and give it color.
After 4000 meters, it meets the magma boils and oxidized, and then it comes to the surface in the form of hot thermal springs that penetrate through the layers of salt crystallizes and hardens.
Dallol is the salt dome erected volcanic power. Rocks that have arisen in the desert Dallol, is the result of a chemical reaction with water. Dallol although it does not look like a volcano, but it is a real active volcano. Its last eruption was hidden geothermal activity, which resulted in overall deposits were formed travertine, gradually disappearing under a crater. This voltage area, the local terrain is constantly changing, there are a lot of cracks, faults, and every time the water gets into these cracks and rises again, she chooses the easiest way, but when opened, new fractures in other places, it runs on them.
This unearthly landscape can not be seen anywhere else in the world. Dallol is poorly understood, it is impossible to be a long time, the sweat turns into acid irritates eyes and skin. Saturated acid fumes air impossible to breathe, he burns the nose and lips, and all this despite the heat up to 58 C in the shade.
Dallol means of dissolving, a very appropriate name for such an unusual place. Stay here for a long time is very difficult - the harmful gases in the air, incredible heat, very dry climate, frequent earthquakes and tectonic movements. From the gases and fumaroles concentrated acid. Where the area is in a stage of drying - acid, more concentrated flows over a layer of crystallized salt, the air is also more and more saturated with acidic fumes, with an increase in heat all the colorful puddles dry up. As long as deep in the water there, active and Dallol, when all the rainwater that fell on the mountain plateau to evaporate, the entire process will stop.
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