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The restlessness of the Earth is visible everywhere

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Right in the middle of this highly active surface of the Earth, you can try to imagine the formation of a new ocean on top of a volcano.
Their skills were great, making our friends think of a new career in Paris-Dakar, and we safely reached the top of the hill. From here, we had great views over the Bay of Ghoubbet with its turquoise water contrasting sharply with the black volcanic rock of the shoreline. After driving on a slightly easier road, we had to leave the cars and walk. We saw a small herd of gazelles running through the dusty environment and walked down towards Ardoukoba Volcano. We fully realized we were walking in an area where three tectonic plates, the African, Arabian and Somali plates, meet: we could see evidence of the Earth's activity everywhere. The view was spectacular: the eerie, black, pointy lava plains leading up to the volcano, Lac Assal as a backdrop, behind which rose high mountains as a horizon. On our right, a valley with steep walls.
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