Bodélé Depression

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf depression (geology)
gptkbp:area about 500 km by 150 km
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:coordinates 17°N 18°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chad
gptkbp:dustComposition quartz
diatomite
gptkbp:dustTransportedTo gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:elevation -155 meters
gptkbp:featureType dry lake bed
gptkbp:formerLake Lake Mega-Chad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bodélé Depression
gptkbp:influenced global climate
fertility of Amazon soils
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Chad
gptkbp:mainWind Harmattan
gptkbp:namedAfter Bodélé region
gptkbp:notableFor dust production
largest single source of dust in the world
major source of atmospheric dust
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sahel_region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chad_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6