The alien yellow landscape around the volcanic sulphur pools of the Danikil Depression in Ethiopia's Afar region, one of the world's hottest places

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Located in the inhospitable and unbaked salt flats of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, these volcanic pools are turning into a tourist attraction following a deal with the local Afar people

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Location: Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Richard Gray / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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