We made it to the world’s saltiest lake, Lake Asale, also known as Lake Karum. It is a hypersaline lake in Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, located about 120 meters below sea level, making it one of the lowest points on Earth. Lake Asale was formed over centuries through a...
We drove from Semera to Lake Afdera for about 4 hours on an asphalt road, taking us from the city into the increasingly arid, otherworldly Danakil Depression. The scenery transformed from a more populated area to a vast, volcanic, and desert landscape of solidified lava, rock, and sand...
On our way to Ankara, we made a short stop at the second largest lake located in the Central Anatolia Region. Lake Tuz, occupying a tectonic depression in the central plateau of Turkey, is fed by two major streams, groundwater, and surface water, but has no outlet. Most of the year, it is...
We drove three hours through death salt lake Chott el Djerid to Douz. It is the largest salt pan of the Sahara Desert, with a surface area of over 7,000 km2. It has a typical hot desert climate. Due to the harsh climate with an average annual rainfall of 100 mm and daytime temperatures...