Salt Lake
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Salt Lake is a large, shallow, and highly saline lake in central Turkey known for its extensive salt flats and significant salt production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ salt lake ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lake Tuz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuz Gölü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1,500 square kilometres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | hypersaline wetland ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 905 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | tectonic depression ⓘ |
| hasPart |
extensive salt flats
ⓘ
salt crust ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Tuz Lake Special Environmental Protection Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation |
large areas dry out in summer
ⓘ
water level fluctuates strongly seasonally ⓘ |
| hydrologicalCharacteristic | endorheic basin without surface outflow ⓘ |
| importantFor |
greater flamingo populations
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large salt reserves
ⓘ
salt extraction industry ⓘ significant salt production ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Aksaray Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Konya Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Central Anatolian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
salt mining
ⓘ
salt processing ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 2 metres ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Anatolia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RamsarStatus | Ramsar wetland of international importance ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
groundwater
ⓘ
small streams ⓘ |
| shape | roughly rectangular ⓘ |
| surfaceTypeWhenDry | white salt crust ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change-related drying
ⓘ
water abstraction from feeder streams ⓘ |
| tourism | attracts visitors for unique landscape ⓘ |
| uses |
industrial salt production
ⓘ
table salt production ⓘ |
| waterSalinity |
hypersaline
ⓘ
very high ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tuz Gölü