The salt lake is sur­round­ed by vol­ca­noes and hot springs. The “Dji­bouti Chim­neys” are a series of lime­stone chim­neys ris­ing above the lake’s sur­face, reach­ing heights of up to 50 meters. Flamin­gos, pel­i­cans, and oth­er birds, includ­ing the Dji­bouti fran­col­in, can be seen along the lake’s shores.