Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:reservoir
|
| gptkbp:age |
Paleozoic
Cretaceous |
| gptkbp:area |
over 2 million square kilometers
|
| gptkbp:contains |
fossil water
|
| gptkbp:estimatedWaterVolume |
about 150,000 cubic kilometers
|
| gptkbp:featureType |
Nubian Sandstone
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
Joint Authority for the Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
water security in North Africa
|
| gptkbp:isOneOf |
largest fossil aquifers in the world
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Libya gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Sudan |
| gptkbp:rechargeRate |
very low
|
| gptkbp:sharedBy |
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Libya gptkb:Sudan |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:International_Atomic_Energy_Agency
gptkb:UNESCO |
| gptkbp:threats |
climate change
over-extraction |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
irrigation
drinking water supply |
| gptkbp:waterSource |
non-renewable groundwater
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Great_Man-Made_River
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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