Lake Karum

There is another Lake Assal in the Afar Depression, in the country of Djibouti.

Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assale)
Location	Afar Region
Coordinates	14°1′N 40°25′E / 14.017°N 40.417°E / 14.017; 40.417Coordinates: 14°1′N 40°25′E / 14.017°N 40.417°E / 14.017; 40.417
Lake type	salt lake
Basin countries	Ethiopia
Surface elevation	−115 m (−377 ft)

Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assal) is a lake in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. One of two salt lakes in the northern end of the Danakil Depression (the other one being Lake Afrera), it lies at −115 m (−377 ft)^{[citation needed]} below sea level with a latitude and longitude of 14°1′N 40°25′E / 14.017°N 40.417°E / 14.017; 40.417. The volcano Erta Ale rises southwest of this lake.

Werner Munzinger, who travelled through the Afar Depression in 1867, recorded that this lake was fed by four streams: the Didic, the Ala, the Rira Guddy, and the Ragali or Awra, which is the only permanent stream flowing into Lake Karum.^[1]

North of Lake Karum is the former mining settlement of Dallol. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined, the salt is being transported by caravan to the rest of the country.

See also

• Lake Afrera
• Lake Assal

References

1. ^ Munzinger, "Narrative of a Journey Through the Afar Country," Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, 39 (1869), p. 204