Lake Abbe

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Lake Abbe is a remote, hypersaline lake on the Ethiopia–Djibouti border, famed for its otherworldly limestone chimneys and active geothermal landscape within the Afar Depression.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lake Abbe canonical 2
Lake Abhe 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic lake
salt lake
tectonic lake
access remote and difficult to reach
basinCountry Djibouti
Ethiopia
climate arid
country Djibouti
Ethiopia
drainageType closed basin
elevation approximately 240 m above sea level
formationProcess carbonate precipitation from geothermal springs
geologicalSetting Afar Depression rift system
linked to: East African Rift

rift valley lake
hasFeature carbonate towers
fumaroles
hot springs
islands
mud flats
salt flats
travertine chimneys
hasWildlife flamingos
wading birds
inflow Awash River
knownFor geothermal activity
limestone chimneys
otherworldly landscape
locatedIn Afar Depression
linked to: Afar Triangle

East Africa
locatedInDesert Afar Desert
locatedOnBorder Ethiopia–Djibouti border
near Lake Afambo
Lake Afdera
Lake Gargori
notableFor active hydrothermal vents
moonlike scenery
outflow endorheic
partOf Afar Triangle
Awash River basin
linked to: Awash River Basin
region Afar Region
Dikhil Region
salinity very high
surfaceWater variable extent depending on season
tectonicProcess continental rifting
tourismType adventure tourism destination
geotourism site
volcanism associated with Afar hotspot
waterType hypersaline

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Afar Triangle contains Lake Abbe
Great Rift Valley system contains Lake Abhe
linked to: Lake Abbe
Lake Abbe region contains Lake Abbe