Waw An Namus
July 31st, 2005
Waw An Namus is an enormous extinct volcano in Libya. This Google Maps image of that particular corner of the Sahara desert shows not just an enormous ash deposit downwind of the volcano but also, as you zoom in, a rather unusual and striking array of colours in the midst of all that ash. (I’m not sure whether the colours are due to the ash or the stretch of desert the ash happens to be partially covering.)
[Via Google Sightseeing]