Danakil Depression

Erta Ale erupting within the Danakil Depression
Mount Ayalu, the westernmost and older of two volcanoes at the southern end of the Danakil Depression

The Danakil Depression is the northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia and Eritrea,[1][2] a geological depression that has resulted from the divergence of three tectonic plates in the Horn of Africa. It is the third lowest lying location on the continent of Africa.

  1. ^ Beyene, Alebachew & Abdelsalam, Mohamed G. (2005). "Tectonics of the Afar Depression: A review and synthesis". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 41 (1–2): 41–59. Bibcode:2005JAfES..41...41B. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.03.003.
  2. ^ Yee, Amy (30 January 2017). "Gazing into Danakil Depression's Mirror, and Seeing Mars Stare Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2017.