Lake Assal
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Lake Assal is a hypersaline crater lake in Djibouti renowned as the lowest point on the African continent and one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Asal | 0 | 1 |
| Lake Assal shoreline | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crater lake
→
endorheic lake → natural geographic feature → salt lake → |
| averageSummerTemperature | extremely high → |
| basinType | endorheic → |
| climate | arid → |
| coordinates | 11.66°N 42.41°E → |
| country | Djibouti → |
| distanceFromCapital | about 120 km west of Djibouti City → |
| economicActivity |
salt extraction
→
tourism → |
| elevation | about −155 m → |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | below sea level → |
| geologicalOrigin | tectonic and volcanic activity → |
| geologicalSetting | triple junction of African, Somali and Arabian plates → |
| hydrologicalBalance | dominated by evaporation → |
| inflow |
hot springs
→
subterranean connections to the Red Sea → |
| locatedIn | Tadjourah Region → |
| locatedInDepression |
Danakil Desert
→
surface form:
Afar Depression
|
| locatedInDesert | Danakil Desert → |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa → |
| lowestPointOf |
Africa
→
surface form:
African continent
Djibouti → |
| maximumDepth | about 40 m → |
| mineralResource | salt → |
| nearbySea | Gulf of Tadjoura → |
| nearbySettlement | Tadjoura → |
| notableFor |
being below sea level
→
extreme salinity → salt flats → |
| outflow | evaporation → |
| partOfRiftSystem |
Afar Triangle
→
East African Rift → |
| recognizedAs |
lowest land depression in Africa
→
one of the saltiest lakes in the world → |
| regionLanguage |
Afar
→
Arabic → |
| rimType | crater-like depression → |
| salinity | among the highest of any body of water on Earth → |
| salinityComparedToOcean | significantly higher than average ocean salinity → |
| shoreCharacteristic | thick salt crusts → |
| surfaceArea | approximately 54 km² → |
| surroundedBy |
lava fields
→
volcanic formations → |
| touristAttraction | yes → |
| UNESCOStatus | on the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites → |
| waterColor | intense turquoise → |
| waterType | hypersaline → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Asal
this entity surface form:
Lake Assal shoreline