Very remote Ethiopian ghost town - hottest place on earth

Very remote Ethiopian ghost town - hottest place on earth


Dallol, Ethiopia (ET)
A former potash mine. Dallol currently holds the record high average temperature for an inhabited location on Earth, where an average annual temperature of 34°C (94°F) was recorded between the years 1960 and 1966. Dallol is also one of the most remote places on Earth. There are no roads; the only regular transport service is provided by camel caravans which travel to the area to collect salt.
A former potash mine. Dallol currently holds the record high average temperature for an inhabited location on Earth, where an average annual temperature of 34°C (94°F) was recorded between the years 1960 and 1966. Dallol is also one of the most remote places on Earth. There are no roads; the only regular transport service is provided by camel caravans which travel to the area to collect salt.
View in Google Earth Cities, Abandoned
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By: kjfitz

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