Danakil Depression
The Danakil Depression is a desert area in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, north of the Great Rift Valley that is widely known locally as the Dallol depression.
- Rock
- …lies at an elevation of -125 metres (-410 feet)
- Description: geological depression, northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dallol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dallol.
Danakil Depression
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Latitude
14.242° or 14° 14′ 31″ north
Longitude
40.2991° or 40° 17′ 57″ east
Open location code
7H6267RX+QJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=volcanic relic
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Danakil Depression” goes by many names.
منخفض داناكلArabic
Դանակիլ իջվածքArmenian
Depressió de DanakilCatalan
Danakil DepressionCebuano
达纳基勒洼地Chinese
达纳基勒窪地Chinese
達納基勒窪地Chinese
Danakilska depresijaCroatian
Danakilská proláklinaCzech
DanakildepressieDutch
Danakilin syvänköFinnish
Depresión de DanakilGalician
Βύθισμα ΝτανακίλGreek
שקע דנקילHebrew
दनाकिल डिप्रेसनHindi
Danakil-mélyföldHungarian
DancaliaItalian
ダナキル低地Japanese
Ledhokan DanakilJavanese
Danakilių įdubaLithuanian
Danakilių SomalisLithuanian
ДанакилMacedonian
Данакилска КотлинаMacedonian
Danakil-depresjonenNorwegian Nynorsk
Danakil-senkingaNorwegian Nynorsk
depresja DanakilskaPolish
Kotlina DanakilskaPolish
Depresiunea DanakilRomanian
ДанакильRussian
Данакильская котловинаRussian
Danakilska depresijaSerbo-Croatian
Danakilská preliačinaSlovak
Danakilska depresijaSlovenian
Danakil-depressionenSwedish
DanakilsänkanSwedish
Denakil-depressionenSwedish
แอ่งดานาคิลThai
Danakil ÇöküntüsüTurkish
Danakil DepresyonuTurkish
ДанакільUkrainian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Terahayi Shet‘ and Beliga Shet‘.
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