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gptkbp:instanceOf
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depression (geology)
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 25 mm
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gptkbp:area
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about 19,605 square kilometers
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gptkbp:climate
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arid
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:grass
gptkb:Birr_el_Qattara
gptkb:Moghra_Oasis
cliffs
salt marshes
salt pans
escarpments
salt lakes
quicksand
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Egypt
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gptkbp:distanceFromCairo
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about 300 km west
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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gptkb:North_Saharan_steppe_and_woodlands
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gptkbp:fauna
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gptkb:lion
gptkb:jerboa
gptkb:desert_lark
fennec fox
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gptkbp:featureType
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geological formation
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gptkbp:flora
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halophytes
salt-tolerant shrubs
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gptkbp:formedBy
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wind erosion
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:World_War_II_military_operations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Qattara Depression
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gptkbp:length
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about 300 kilometers
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Western_Desert
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gptkbp:lowestPoint
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-133 meters
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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up to 133 meters below sea level
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Marsa_Matruh
gptkb:Siwa_Oasis
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gptkbp:notableFor
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uninhabited
inhospitable terrain
one of the largest depressions in the world
second lowest point in Africa
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gptkbp:notableProject
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gptkb:Qattara_Depression_Project
hydroelectric power generation
artificial lake
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Sahara_Desert
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gptkbp:strategicImportance
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natural barrier in WWII
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gptkbp:width
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about 135 kilometers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Égypte
gptkb:Sahara
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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