Lake Afdera
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Lake Afdera is a hypersaline lake in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression, known for its extreme heat, below-sea-level elevation, and surrounding salt extraction activities.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hypersaline lake ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Afar Regional State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Afdera Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afrera Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Afrera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageDaytimeTemperatureCharacteristic | very high ⓘ |
| basinType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | one of the hottest inhabited areas on Earth ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major salt source in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately −102 metres
ⓘ
approximately −335 feet ⓘ |
| evaporationRateCharacteristic | very high ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | tectonically active rift zone ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInSurroundingArea | Afar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInSurroundingCommunities | Afar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | none ⓘ |
| knownFor |
below-sea-level elevation
ⓘ
extreme heat ⓘ salt mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afar Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afar Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubregion | northeastern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Danakil Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Afdera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Afdera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyVolcanicActivity | Danakil Depression volcanic area ⓘ |
| partOfGeologicalFeature |
Afar Triangle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
salt extraction
ⓘ
salt production ⓘ |
| regionClimate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| relativeElevation | below sea level ⓘ |
| salinityCause | high evaporation and closed basin ⓘ |
| salinityType | hypersaline ⓘ |
| surfaceWaterSource |
groundwater inflow
ⓘ
hydrothermal springs ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | salt flats ⓘ |
| transportLink |
connected by road to Mekelle
ⓘ
connected by road to Semera ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial salt production
ⓘ
traditional salt extraction ⓘ |
| waterColorCharacteristic | typically greenish to bluish ⓘ |
| waterType | saline water ⓘ |
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