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.
All labels observed (2)
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.
subject surface form:
Great Rift Valley system
this entity surface form:
Lake Abhe