Karumsee
Karumsee | ||
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Geographical location | Ethiopia region of Afar | |
Drain | drainless | |
Islands | 3 | |
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Coordinates | 14 ° 1 ′ N , 40 ° 24 ′ E | |
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Depth below sea level | 123 m below sea level | |
surface | 50 km² | |
length | 18 km | |
width | 5 km | |
particularities |
The Karumsee (also Assala) is a lake in the Afar region at the deepest point of Ethiopia in the Koba Depression .
location
The lake, which is elongated in north-south direction, is one of three salt lakes in the north of the Danakil Depression, next to the neighboring Lake Bakili and Lake Afrera . It is 123 m below mean sea level . The lake is on a line with the somewhat smaller Bakili lake to the south-east between the Erta Ale (south-east) and the Dallol (north-west). In the northern third of the lake there are three islands, one of which is called Maraho Karum .
The former mining settlement Dallol is located north of Lake Karum. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan that is still mined today. The salt is transported to the rest of the country by caravans .