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The lake is 28 kilometers long and 12 wide, [1] with a surface area of 329 square kilometers. [2] It has a maximum depth of 266 meters and is at an elevation of 1,558 meters. [ 2 ] As such, it is the deepest of Ethiopia's Rift Valley lakes .
Besides the two lakes, the primary attraction of this national park is a number of hot springs on the northeast corner of Lake Abijatta, and large numbers of flamingoes on the lake. [2] Care must be exercised in driving vehicles out to the edge of this lake, as the thin crust of dried mud on the surface can give way without warning.
Name Area ()Elevation ()Type Region Coordinates Remarks Lake Abaya: 1,162: 1,285: Freshwater lake: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region: Lake Abbe
The O'a Caldera, also known as Shala, is a volcanic caldera in Ethiopia. [1] It has two lakes: Lake Shala and a small maar called Lake Chitu. [ 1 ] Sub-features include Mount Fike (a pyroclastic cone) and Mount Billa (a cinder cone).
Arsi Negele is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia.It is named after its administrative center, Arsi Negele.Part of the West Arsi Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Arsi Negele is bordered on the south by Naannawa Shashamane and Kofale, on the southwest by Lake Shala which separates it from Shala, on the west by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the north by East ...
Proven reserves at Lake Abijata, as well as the neighboring Shala and Chitu lakes, exceed 460 million tons. [1] Flamingoes are also found at the lake. Multidisciplinary studies, including the examination of sedimentology, palynology, diatoms and organic matter have been undertaken on a 6 m core from Lake Abijata, Ethiopia.
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. Halaba is a zone in the Central Ethiopia Regional State. [1] It is named after the Halaba people, and covers part of their homeland.. Located in the Great Rift Valley, Halaba zone is bordered on the south by an exclave of Hadiya Zone, on the southwest by the Kembata Zone, on the west and north by Hadiya Zone, on the north east by Lake Shala, and on the ...
Lake Chala, also known as Lake Challa, is a crater lake [4] that straddles the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The lake formed approximately 250,000 years ago. [ 5 ] The lake is east of Mount Kilimanjaro , 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Taveta, Kenya , and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Rombo District .