Ethiopia, Danakil Depression, Northeast Spring of the Gaet'ale Pond

Gaet'ale Pond is a small hypersaline lake located in the Danakil Depression. It is placed over a hot spring of tectonic origin and has no apparent inlet or outlet streams. The water of Gaet'ale Pond has a salinity of 43%, making it the saltiest water body on Earth, the second is Don Juan Pond in Antarctica with a salinity of 33.8%. The waters of the lake originate from a thermal spring located beneath it. For this reason its temperature (50–55 °C) is hotter than the environment.