5 Extremely STRANGE PLACES In Africa

5 Extremely Strange Places In Africa 

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Africa. I call it home. My motherland. A great place to be for anyone out there that loves to connect with nature in terms of the organic foods on the continent, the wildlife, the water masses, and much more. But on the same continent, there are some extremely unusual places that even science just can't explain. In this blog post, we bring you the 5 Extremely unusual places in Africa. These are very strange places that we feel you might want to visit at least once in your lifetime;

Lake Natron. One of the mystery places in the worldbecause of its uniqueness compared to other water bodies in the world. It is found in the East African country of Tanzania in the Ngorongoro district which is found in the Northeastern part of the country. Lake Natron is one of the most shallow lakes in the world measuring 9.8 feet deep and over the years, people travel from all-over the world to come see this unique lake and study a thing or two about it. The lake has got red blood-like water which is very dangerous for any living organisms. These waters are saline in nature with a very big percentage concentration of soda and salt contents in form of Sodium Carbonate. For many people that love adventure, they come tosee this lake found in Tanzania.

The Giant Blue Eye of Africa. Known as The Giant Blue Eye of Africa or sometimes call the Richat Structure. This unique landmark is found in the Northwestern country of Mauritania. This special landmark is found in the Sahara desert and it stretches for close to 40km wide across the Sahara. And of course, there's been a lot of mystery around The Giant Blue Eye of Africa on how it was formed but no clear explanation has ever been made except for the fact that it has been existent for over 100 million years since its formation.

Deadvlei. Next we go to the Southern part of the continent in Namibia. The Deadvlei is a unique White clay pan area surrounded by sand dunes. This is believed to have come into existence after heavy rainfalls flooded the Tsauchab river which created a pool of water around this area that enabled Camel Thorn trees to start growing in it. These and dunes that surround this area later cut off the river water supply leaving the camel thorn trees to dry off in the process. Deadvlei today is one of the most visited places in Namibia which brings in a lot of foreign exchange into the country.

Dallol. Dallol which is found in Ethiopia is the hottest place on the earth. The temperatures in this place average at about 35 degrees Celcius or 95 degrees Fahreinheit. So if you're to visit this furnace of a landscape, you must be ready for those high temperatures. Dallol in Ethiopia will make you appreciate nature and its uniqueness because it's found in the Danakil Depression which lies 125 meters below sea level. This Danakil depression is considered one of the lowest points on earth.

Lake Nyos. Located in the Northwestern region of Cameroon is a deep crater found on the Oku volcanic plain. The magma which lies beneath this lake forms very poisonous carbonic acid which is very dangerous for any living creatures. In 1986 due to landslides, this lake emitted huge volumes of Carbonic acid which resulted into the death of over 1700 people with over 3500 animals killed. As a solution to this problem, the government in Cameroon installed a degassing system which aims at reducing the carbondioxide concentration in the lake.

Well, those are the 5 Extremely strange places on the African continent. In the comment, let us know which amonst these intrigued you most.