Lake Abbe

The Lake Abbe (also lift the hand bath ) is a salt lake, which lies on the border of Ethiopia and Djibouti. From the area of ​​340 km ² lie 110 km ² in Djibouti.

He is part of a chain of six interconnected lakes. The other lakes loud, listed from north to south: Gargori, Laitali, Gummare, Bario and Afambo. In the endorheic lake in the Awash River flows. The Abbe Lake is the center of the Afar Triangle, where three tectonic plates meet.

The Lac Abbé is considered one of the most inaccessible and most unreal places on earth. The scenery is unique. Thus, the riparian areas with hundreds of up to 50 m high limestone cones are covered, which have formed from deposits of hot thermal springs under water. The area has been lifted in the past thousands of years by about 100 m, thus the sintering cones are now within the range of the dry lake shore. This desolate lunar-like area served the film Planet of the Apes as a surreal backdrop. However, the area is not uninhabited, nomadic Afar leave on the surfaces where hot mineral springs allow vegetation, grazing their camels, goats and sheep. The lake itself is famous for its flamingos.

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