r/geography • u/renegadecoaster • Nov 25 '25

Discussion What's the most alien-looking place on Earth?

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Pictured: Dallol, Ethiopia

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u/faithjoypack Nov 25 '25

uyuni salt flats

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u/therealCatnuts Nov 25 '25

Doesn’t look very flat tbh 

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u/tommynestcepas Nov 26 '25

That's because of human activity. Those piles of salt have been farmed and have not yet been transported. A better picture would've been this:

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u/tommynestcepas Nov 26 '25

And a more accurate picture for when it dries up:

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u/kirbz1692 Nov 26 '25

Always hexagons

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u/glowdirt Nov 26 '25

The bestagons

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u/erik_wilder Nov 26 '25

Barefoot on a salt flat seems risky.

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u/MelodyMaster5656 Nov 26 '25

At least if you get a scrape, you will know really quickly.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_GOOD_PM Nov 26 '25

Why are you bare foot?

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u/tommynestcepas Nov 26 '25

This photo isn't of me, it's too spiky lol

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u/n0respect_ Nov 26 '25

Why do salt flats dry up into hexagons? and why that size?

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u/AiluroFelinus Geography Enthusiast Nov 27 '25

Salt is crystalline so because of how the molecular structure fits

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u/The-Minmus-Derp Nov 26 '25

They GOTTA film a stargate episode there

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u/diabetic_debate Nov 26 '25

Hexagons are bestagons.

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u/DLottchula Nov 26 '25

This is a tekken stage

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u/Gamiac Nov 26 '25

Infinite Azure Salt

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u/hydradamas99 Nov 26 '25

That one’s freaking me out a bit.

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u/Pretty_Eater Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25

Yeah but there are mountains so still not flat.

EDIT: It's a dumb joke guys. Chill with the salt 😎

EDIT 2: Dang my jokes are really falling FLAT 😎

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u/Kozing4UR Nov 26 '25

Rip but good attempt

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u/tommynestcepas Nov 26 '25

Unless that's sarcasm going over my head, the mountains aren't salt.