Bakili lake

Bakili lake
	The Bakili (green center) with the Karum in the north and the slopes of the Erta Ale in the south
Geographical location	Ethiopia ; region of Afar
Drain	drainless
	Data
Coordinates	13 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ N , 40 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 13 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ N , 40 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ E
Depth below sea level	124 m below sea level
surface	40 km²
length	7 km
particularities	salt lake

The Bakilisee (also Ba Kili or Bachili) is a lake in the Ethiopian Afar region .

location

The almost round lake is one of three salt lakes in the north of the Danakil Depression next to the neighboring somewhat larger Karumsee and the Afrerasee . It is 124 m below mean sea level . The lake is on a line with the north-west Karumsee between the Erta Ale (south-east) and the Dallol (north-west).