Atlas Obscura
Salt Canyon in Dalol, Ethiopia
Just a 10-minute drive from Dalol, or a 20-minute drive from Lake Assale in northern Ethiopia is a mysterious canyon. Although temperatures are often in the 90s or higher, it looks as if it’s been dusted with snow that never seems to melt. The canyon does not really have a name. It is aptly referred to as the “Salt Canyon” because of the fine layer of white salt the covers everything. The nearb…
Also known as Lake Karum, surrounded by salt flats.