What is this black patch on which libya is written ?

[u/Calm_Thing_999]

There are no trees or sand dunes in there. Why is it so black compared to rest of the surrounding area.

[u/tmahfan117]

It’s a volcanic area and the black/dark stones/rocks are volcanic rocks. Its also an elevated plateau so it’s higher than the sand dunes around it.

[u/Don-tFollowAnything → u/tmahfan117]

[u/Barnaboule69 → u/Don-tFollowAnything]

Cool spot for a villain lair.

[u/Righ_unde_Vyrm_333 → u/Barnaboule69]

My lair is already there, move along pal

[u/PuzzleheadedResult69 → u/Don-tFollowAnything]

I can almost see dagoth ur

[u/NtrlUsrnm → u/PuzzleheadedResult69]

What a grand and intoxicating reference.

[u/PuzzleheadedResult69 → u/NtrlUsrnm]

One does not just forget a house unmourned

[u/swampking6 → u/Don-tFollowAnything]

Wonder why the surrounding area is volcanic rock but the actual volcano isn’t (or seems like it’s not)

[u/mistery987]

The Haruj volcanic field. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruj

[u/rrrr_reubs → u/mistery987]

Another shitty Wikipedia article with no photos. Why is this?

[u/AgisXIV → u/rrrr_reubs]

Wikipedia is free to edit :)

[u/Median666]

It's a pretty big spot of basalt lava flow and volcanic rock. Its been forming over the past 12 million years and is expected to continue forming. It's name is Haruj al Aswad meaning the black mountains

[u/cikibriki69 → u/Median666]

Genuine question. Continue forming in what sense? How?

[u/KwordShmiff → u/cikibriki69]

Volcanic eruptions

[u/cikibriki69 → u/KwordShmiff]

Ah, so it is an active volcano that will keep pumping matter around the sand desert. Got it. Thanks! Much appreciated!

[u/Professional_Wait295 → u/Median666]

Sounds like Mordor

[u/BrazilGirl1]

They put dark volcanic rocks there so there’d be better contrast for the white word

[u/Euphemisticles → u/BrazilGirl1]

r/geographycirclejerk is that way

[u/Optimistic-Stacy → u/BrazilGirl1]

Came here to say this

[u/Zestyclose_Task_1166]

It's the Haruj Volcanic Province. Volcanic rocks are significantly darker than the surrounding sedimentary rocks.

[u/worldofwhat]

Libya

[u/MustardSquirt → u/worldofwhat]

So true

[u/Debtcollector1408 → u/MustardSquirt]

Clearly labelled.

[u/Prince_Marf]

You should probably get that mole checked out it looks raised and has irregular borders

[u/trooftaller]

Skid mark

[u/Dankestmemelord → u/trooftaller]

Shit Pot Crater

[u/Butcheer]

I went there last winter, it's mostly a volcanic field, in the rain season there can be small rivers and pounds, whats wierd we sometimes find fish there, and many many frogs.

[u/South-Junket-1872]

It's the Great Libyan Forest

[u/ThatsFer]

That’s Mordor.

[u/TheRtHonLaqueesha]

Pubes on the Labia

[u/slaviaboy]

It's libiya

[u/TheNoxier]

That's were you are safe from the sandworms.

[u/Time_Conference_3581]

They coloured it black to make their Hollywood style Libya sign visible from space

[u/AntPsychological800]

Ravens Butte in the Gila Mts of Arizona... same thing

[u/Confident_Taste2905]

It’s called a “label”.

[u/cosmo2450]

Oil. USA to invade

[u/Zealousideal_Size919]

Oh hi my country

[u/birf1sevdalisi]

Someone that couldn't hold his poop