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The southern half of Lake Natron (top). Fault scarps and the Gelai Volcano can also be seen. Numerous near-white salt-crust "rafts" pepper the shallowest parts of the lake (inset). Lake Natron is a salt or alkaline lake located in north Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Tanzania at the border with Kenya.
It is at the southeastern edge of Lake Natron in the East African Rift. Gelai is the third most prominent peak in Arusha Region and is the 13th highest peak in Arusha region. [3] Volcanic activity on Gelai dates to less than one million years ago. [4] A number of earthquakes occurred in the area in the summer of 2007.
A recent Smithsonian.com article discusses Tanzania’s Lake Natron which contains water so corrosive that many animals cannot survive.
There are over 40 kinds of fauna and a wide range of bird life, including migratory flamingos, which have their unique breeding place at Lake Natron. The number of wildlife animals in Longido District is estimated to be 100,000 (Ecosystem survey 1980), with a population density of 6.7 per square km (1984).
Lake Natron in Tanzania is a literal hell on earth for most animals. The pH and temperature levels in the water are so high it can burn off the skin and eyes of animals that aren't adapted to it.
Lesser flamingos over Lake Natron. The Lake Natron basin has been designated a Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. [3] However, in the past there have been plans to dam the Ewaso Ng'iro for hydroelectric power generation and for irrigation of the marshlands north of the lake, diverting water from other rivers to increase the flow.
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos is a 2008 nature documentary that explores the great gathering of lesser flamingos which occurs every year at Lake Natron in Tanzania and along the salt lakes of the African Rift Valley. It was the first film released under the then-new Disneynature film label through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
The new breeding site is considered to be of special importance as the most important Lake Natron is threatened by proposed soda ash mining, [8] while Etosha Pan is only productive once every 9 years. [1] The island also offers unusual insight into flamingo biology since typical breeding sites are much less accessible.