Salt gems on the surface of Lake Assal in Djibouti

As one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Africa's most reduced rise on arrive, Lake Assal may be a bonified geographical ponder. Sitting at 155 meters underneath ocean level within the A far distance Triangle discouragement of central Djibouti, the lake is generally 10 times saltier than seawater, indeed saltier than the Dead Ocean. Lake Assal could be a hole lake encompassed by torpid dark basalt volcanos, and much of its shoreline is layered with groups of shinning white salt and gypsum. Adding to the picturesque display is the water, which ranges from a chalky blue to a shinning sea blue or a profound emerald green depending on the quality of light. In a few places of Lake Assal, the salt stores run wide and profound, and salt extraction could be a major commercial action.

Lake Assal could be a cavity lake in central-western Djibouti.

It is found at the western conclusion of Inlet of Tadjoura between Arta Locale, and Tadjoura Locale, touching Dikhil Locale, at the best of the Extraordinary Fracture Valley, a few 120 km west of Djibouti city. Lake Assal could be a saline lake that lies 155 m underneath ocean level within the A far distance Triangle, making it the most reduced point on arrive in Africa and the third-lowest point on Soil after the Ocean of Galilee and the Dead Ocean. No outpouring happens from the lake, and due to tall vanishing, the saltiness level of its waters is 10 times that of the ocean, making it the third most saline body of water within the world behind Wear Juan Lake and Gaet'ale Lake. The salt within the lake is misused beneath four concessions granted in 2002 at the southeast conclusion of the lake; the major share of generation is held by Société d’Exploitation du Lac and Société d’Exploitation du Salt Speculation S.A de Djibouti.