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Crazy Colors of Dallol

Surreal colors of the Dallol Sulphur fields in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia at sunset. Different mineral including sulphur, iron and salt cause the surreal colors. This location in located in the state of Afar in one of the most inhospitable places in the world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2023
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Ethiopia
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Greg Metro