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TRAVEL BLOG8.26.06
Dallol, EthiopiaCoordinates: 14 14 N 40 18 E
-- is the editor of the Oxford Atlas of the World. Categories: Weblog • Ben's Place of the Week • Ethiopia 
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COMMENTSAs i looked it on TV, it looks like another planet because there are lots of colorful rocks in each meter. It’s quite like a science fiction and i can’t wait to go there. By on 11.17.06 at 04:09 AM
i am planning to go there this summer ; i want to see the volcanos and everythingand everthing!!! By on 3.21.07 at 07:19 AM
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