Salt Lake of Qom
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Salt Lake of Qom is a large endorheic salt lake in north-central Iran, known for its high salinity, seasonal water level fluctuations, and role as a major inland basin in the Qom region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qom Salt Lake | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
salt lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Endorheic lakes of Asia
ⓘ
Lakes of Iran ⓘ Salt lakes ⓘ |
| climateZone |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| drainageType | endorheic ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | salt lake ecosystem ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
salt storms risk when dry
ⓘ
susceptibility to desiccation ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Iranian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
high salinity ⓘ inland drainage basin ⓘ seasonal water level fluctuations ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
playa deposits
ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ |
| humanUse | limited due to high salinity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | closed basin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major inland basin in Qom region
ⓘ
high salinity ⓘ seasonal changes in surface area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Qom Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north-central Iran ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Qom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | none ⓘ |
| partOf |
Qom region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
endorheic basins of the Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| region | central plateau of Iran ⓘ |
| role |
major inland basin in Qom region
ⓘ
regional sink for surface runoff ⓘ |
| salinityCause | high evaporation and low outflow ⓘ |
| salinityType | hypersaline ⓘ |
| surfaceWaterBalance | dominated by evaporation ⓘ |
| waterLevelVariation |
interannual
ⓘ
seasonal ⓘ |
| waterSource |
precipitation
ⓘ
seasonal rivers and streams ⓘ surface runoff ⓘ |
| waterType | saline water ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.