The Ethiopian Rift Valley - Ethiopia 2007

Rift valley: definition and geologic significance

The Ethiopian Rift Valley: geography and morphology

The Ethiopian Rift Valley: volcanism and seismicity

The Ethiopian Rift Valley: geologic evolution

the cradle of mankind

Virtual Tours and places to see

versione italiana

Ethiopia JAN 2013

taking photo of the hara sheitan lake
at the hara sheitan lake
taking photos of small scoria cones
hiking on a scoria cone
on the shores of lake abaya
taking photos of the bridge of god, from lake abaya
lake chamo
zebras in the nechsar plains
photos in the nechsar plains
looking for mantle xenoliths, south of arba minch
tsegaye with people of the mele tribe, close to weyto
waterfall close to bedessa, east of soddo
group photo at the bedessa waterfall
damot volcano from the centre of the hobitcha caldera
lunch in the bilate plain
on top of the guraghe escarpment
guraghe boy, on top of the guraghe mountains
guraghe girl, on top of the guraghe mountains

For more information please contact:
Dr. Giacomo Corti, National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources
Via G. La Pira, 4, 50121 Firenze, Italia - Email: giacomo.corti@igg.cnr.it | Telephone: +390552757524

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