Lake Abbe

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Lake Abbe is a remote, hypersaline lake on the Ethiopia–Djibouti border, famed for its otherworldly limestone chimneys and active geothermal landscape within the Afar Depression.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lake Abbe canonical 1
Lake Abhe 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake
salt lake
tectonic lake
access remote and difficult to reach
basinCountry Djibouti NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
climate arid
country Djibouti NERFINISHED
Ethiopia
drainageType closed basin
elevation approximately 240 m above sea level
formationProcess carbonate precipitation from geothermal springs
geologicalSetting Afar Depression rift system NERFINISHED
rift valley lake
hasFeature carbonate towers
fumaroles
hot springs
islands
mud flats
salt flats
travertine chimneys
hasWildlife flamingos
wading birds
inflow Awash River NERFINISHED
knownFor geothermal activity
limestone chimneys
otherworldly landscape
locatedIn Afar Depression NERFINISHED
East Africa NERFINISHED
locatedInDesert Afar Desert NERFINISHED
locatedOnBorder Ethiopia–Djibouti border NERFINISHED
near Lake Afambo NERFINISHED
Lake Afdera NERFINISHED
Lake Gargori NERFINISHED
notableFor active hydrothermal vents
moonlike scenery
outflow endorheic
partOf Afar Triangle NERFINISHED
Awash River basin NERFINISHED
region Afar Region NERFINISHED
Dikhil Region NERFINISHED
salinity very high
surfaceWater variable extent depending on season
tectonicProcess continental rifting
tourismType adventure tourism destination
geotourism site
volcanism associated with Afar hotspot
waterType hypersaline

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afar Triangle contains Lake Abbe
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) contains Lake Abbe
subject surface form: Great Rift Valley system
this entity surface form: Lake Abhe