Record no. MRB-2026-007022

Unique Volcanic Crater Oasis Complex in the Sahara

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Waw an Namus is a striking black volcanic crater in the remote Libyan Sahara, encircling small colored crater lakes and forming one of the desert's most unusual landscapes.