The Hottest Place On Earth
The planet Earth is a series of extreme places where high temperatures can put hot records. Let's look at the absolute "winners."
Dallol, Ethiopia
This sizzling city in the Afar depression, Ethiopia, holds the top spot for the highest average annual temperature ever recorded. In the period from 1960 to 1966, the average temperature in the Dallol was 34,4 ° C (during the day the mercury regularly rising above 38 ° C). It should be noted that these figures - annual averages, which means that the temperature throughout the year at Dallol is reduced only slightly. Thus, the heat is almost never stops at any time of the year.Today Dallol - a ghost town, but in the 1960s it was a mining settlement. Among the modern attractions include the amazing hydrothermal deposits, as shown in the photo above. It is also interesting to note that the Afar depression, where the Dallol - is volcanically active region, and is located not far from the volcano of the same name. Thus, it seems that the heat in the city literally comes from all directions - from the sun on top and bubbling lava below.
This sizzling city in the Afar depression, Ethiopia, holds the top spot for the highest average annual temperature ever recorded. In the period from 1960 to 1966, the average temperature in the Dallol was 34,4 ° C (during the day the mercury regularly rising above 38 ° C). It should be noted that these figures - annual averages, which means that the temperature throughout the year at Dallol is reduced only slightly. Thus, the heat is almost never stops at any time of the year.Today Dallol - a ghost town, but in the 1960s it was a mining settlement. Among the modern attractions include the amazing hydrothermal deposits, as shown in the photo above. It is also interesting to note that the Afar depression, where the Dallol - is volcanically active region, and is located not far from the volcano of the same name. Thus, it seems that the heat in the city literally comes from all directions - from the sun on top and bubbling lava below.
