🌊 Lake Afrera

Ethiopia · Africa · -102 m · 13.28°N, 40.92°E

Lake Afrera is a hypersaline lake in northern Ethiopia. Located in Kilbet Rasu, Afar Region, it is one of the lakes of the Danakil Depression. It has a surface of 117 km2 (45 mi2) and holds 2.4 km3 of brine. The maximal depth of Lake Afdera is 80 m in the northern basin and 76 m in the southern basin. No major river drains the lake. It is fed by hot springs along the shores of the lakes.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	-102 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	13.28°N, 40.92°E · view on map

Lake Afrera sits at -102 m in Ethiopia, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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