Garabogazköl Lagoon

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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.

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Garabogazköl Lagoon canonical 1

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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

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Balkan welaýaty containsGeographicalFeature Garabogazköl Lagoon