# Dallol

- **Country:** Ethiopia
- **Coordinates:** 14.241667, 40.300000
- **Type:** Explosion craters
- **Range:** Danakil Depression
- **Location:** Ethiopia
- **Elevation:** -48 m
- **Elevation M:** 48
- **Last Eruption:** 2011

Numerous hot springs discharge brine and acidic liquid here. Small, widespread, temporary geysers produce cones of salt. The Dallol deposits include significant bodies of potash found directly at the surface. The yellow, ochre and brown colourings are the result of the presence of iron and other impurities. Older, inactive springs tend to be dark brown because of oxidation processes.

![Photo of Dallol](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/ET_Afar_asv2018-01_img48_Dallol.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallol_(volcano) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)