Shala (lake)

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Shala
Abijatta - Langano - Shala.jpg
The Langano on the right, the Abijatta in the middle and the Shala on the left
Geographical location Central Ethiopia
Islands Pelican Island
Places on the shore Dīchīya, T'īreba
Data
Coordinates 7 ° 28 '  N , 38 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 7 ° 28 '  N , 38 ° 31'  E
Shala (lake) (Ethiopia)
Shala (lake)
Altitude above sea level 1558  m
surface 329 km²
length 26.5 km
width 16.2 km
volume 36.7 km³
Maximum depth 266 m
Middle deep 87 m
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The Shala ( Amharic ሻላ ሐይቅ , also called Shalla ) is a lake in Ethiopia . It is located approx. 200 km south of Addis Ababa , in the Abijatta Shalla National Park , as is Lake Abijatta , only three kilometers north of it , and fills a 240,000 year old volcanic caldera .

According to the satellite image, the lake is 26.5 km long and up to 16.2 km wide. It has an area of ​​329 km² and is a maximum of 266 meters deep. The average depth is 87 meters. This results in a volume of 36.7 km³. The lake is at an altitude of 1558  m .

The lake is known for its sulfur springs in the bottom . Pink pelicans inhabit the islands of the lake, one of which under the name Pelican Island is known.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ RM Baxter: Lake Morphology and Chemistry . In William D. Taylor, Claudiu Tudorancea (Ed.): Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes . Backhuys Publ. Leiden 2002, ISBN 90-5782-114-1 , pp. 45-60.

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