Gaet'ale Pond, Danakil Depression

Name: Gaet'ale Pond
Address: Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

#2 among attractions in Danakil Depression

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Gaet'ale Pond is a small hypersaline lake located near the Dallol crater in the Danakil Depression. It is located over a hot spring of tectonic origin and has no apparent inlet or outlet streams. The water of Gaet'ale Pond has a salinity of 43%, making it the saltiest water body on Earth. ()

Alternative names: Length: 197 ftWidth: 131 ftElevation: -400 ft b.s.l.Coordinates: 14°12'47"N, 40°19'17"E

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Danakil Depression Ethiopia

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Gaet'ale Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dallol.

2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Dallol, Danakil Depression
63 min walk • Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia. It is known for its unearthly colors and mineral patterns, and the very acidic fluids that discharge from its hydrothermal springs.

Gaet'ale Pond, Danakil Depression

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Gaet'ale Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Dallol, Danakil Depression