Garabogazköl Lagoon
E1041969
Garabogazköl Lagoon is a highly saline, shallow lagoon on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan, known for its extensive salt flats and extreme evaporation rates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garabogazköl Lagoon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lagoon
ⓘ
salt lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | very shallow ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionType | narrow strait ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
chemical industry feedstock
ⓘ
salt extraction ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Kara-Bogaz-Gol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endorheic
ⓘ
extreme evaporation rates ⓘ hypersaline ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
ecosystem stress from hypersalinity
ⓘ
periodic desiccation risk ⓘ salt dust storms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive salt flats
ⓘ
salt crust ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
intense evaporation
ⓘ
salt precipitation ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | extremely high ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | lagoon of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme salinity
ⓘ
high evaporation basin ⓘ large-scale salt production ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Balkan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern shore of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Garabogaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caspian Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
other mineral salts
ⓘ
sodium sulfate ⓘ |
| region | western Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| salinityComparedToCaspianSea | much higher than Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| salinityComparedToSeaWater | much higher than ocean water ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 18,000 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 6,900 square miles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial salt production
ⓘ
research on hypersaline environments ⓘ |
| waterSource | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.