Israel - Great Rift Valley

Photo taken at the International Bird Research Center in Eilat, Israel (IBRCE). Looking north up the Negev Desert. This is part of the great rift valley that extands from east Africa through central Israel. Photo made just north of Eilat; mountains on right side of photo are in western Jordan. Water in foreground is from a sewage treatment plant. Greater Flamingos (see next photo) would soon come in to feed.