Lake Eyasi
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Lake Eyasi is a shallow, seasonal saline lake in northern Tanzania, known for its remote setting near the Serengeti and as home to the Hadza hunter-gatherer people.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
lake of Tanzania ⓘ saline lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birdSpeciesPresent |
flamingos
ⓘ
pelicans ⓘ storks ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| depthCharacteristic | shallow ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
approximately 1030 metres
ⓘ
approximately 3380 feet ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInRegion |
Datoga people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadza people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | rift valley tectonics ⓘ |
| hasWetlandAreas | yes ⓘ |
| inflow |
Baray River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sayu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sibiti River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Hadza hunter-gatherer people
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birdwatching ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ proximity to Serengeti ecosystem ⓘ remote setting ⓘ |
| length | approximately 80 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East African Rift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Arusha Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manyara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lake Manyara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngorongoro Conservation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Serengeti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Eyasi–Wembere branch of the East African Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Karatu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mangola NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | endorheic (no outlet) ⓘ |
| partOf | East African Rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivityInArea |
pastoralism
GENERATED
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture GENERATED ⓘ tourism GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| salinityCharacteristic | saline-alkaline soda lake ⓘ |
| seasonality | seasonal ⓘ |
| shape | elongated ⓘ |
| waterType |
alkaline
ⓘ
saline ⓘ |
| width | up to about 50 kilometres ⓘ |
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