Afdera Lake
E746446
Afdera Lake is a hypersaline lake in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression, known for its extreme heat, below-sea-level elevation, and surrounding salt mining activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afdera Lake canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hypersaline lake ⓘ |
| basinType | closed basin ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateFeature | very high temperatures year-round ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | below sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalCondition |
arid
ⓘ
high evaporation rates ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | tectonic depression ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
industrial salt production
ⓘ
salt extraction ⓘ traditional salt mining ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Afdera town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResource |
brine
ⓘ
salt ⓘ |
| hazard |
dehydration risk
ⓘ
heat stress risk ⓘ |
| hydrology | no surface outflow ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme heat
ⓘ
hypersaline water ⓘ salt mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Afar Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Afar Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeologicProvince | Afar Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| near |
Danakil Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erta Ale volcanic range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danakil Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African Rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | remote area ⓘ |
| salinityCharacteristic | hypersaline ⓘ |
| tourismAspect | extreme environment tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | salt production ⓘ |
| waterType | saline ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.