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A worker extracts salt from the desert in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia
A worker extracts salt from the desert in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia

REFILE - QUALITY REPEATA worker extracts salt from the desert in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia April 22, 2013. Once the caravan find a suitable place to mine salt, they extract, shape and pack as many salt slabs as possible before starting their two-day journey to the town of Berahile.

An armed Afar man crosses a river near the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia
An armed Afar man crosses a river near the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia

REFILE - QUALITY REPEATAn armed Afar man crosses a river near the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia April 20, 2013. The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest and harshest environments on earth, with an average annual temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.4 Celsius). For centu

A man walks on sulphur and mineral salt formations near Dallol in the Danakil Depression
A man walks on sulphur and mineral salt formations near Dallol in the Danakil Depression

REFILE - QUALITY REPEATA man walks on sulphur and mineral salt formations near Dallol in the Danakil Depression, northern Ethiopia April 22, 2013. The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest and harshest environments on earth, with an average annual temperature of 94 degrees Fahrenhei