Lake Afrera
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Lake Afrera is a hypersaline lake in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression, known for its extreme heat, low elevation below sea level, and surrounding volcanic landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Afrera canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypersaline lake
ⓘ
salt lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | very high evaporation rates ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| elevation | below sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | East African Rift ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Afdera Lake
ⓘ
Giulietti Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Afdera ⓘ |
| hasClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | salt mining ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
salt crust
ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
corrosive brine
ⓘ
high temperatures ⓘ volcanic activity nearby ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementNearby | Afdera town ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | none (endorheic) ⓘ |
| hasResource |
evaporite minerals
ⓘ
salt deposits ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
hot springs nearby
ⓘ
salt pans ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme heat
ⓘ
high salinity ⓘ low elevation ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| lakeType | endorheic lake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afar Triangle
ⓘ
surface form:
Afar Depression
Afar Region ⓘ Danakil Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Danakil Depression
East Africa ⓘ |
| near |
Erta Ale
ⓘ
surface form:
Erta Ale volcanic range
|
| partOf |
Afar Triangle
ⓘ
Danakil Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Danakil Desert landscape
|
| region | northeastern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| salinity | hypersaline ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | volcanic landscape ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
divergent plate boundary
ⓘ
rift valley ⓘ |
| usedFor | salt extraction ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
extreme environment experience
ⓘ
geological tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | saline water ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.