Chott el Djerid
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, 29 km from center (توزر)
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Chott el Djerid (Arabic: شط الجريد) is a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia.
It is the largest salt pan of the Sahara with a surface area of over 7,000 km² (some sources state 5,000 km²). Due to the extreme climate with annual rainfall of only 100 mm and temperatures reaching 50° C, water evaporates from the lake. In summer Chott el Djerid is almost entirely dried up, and numerous fata morganas occur.
It is the largest salt pan of the Sahara with a surface area of over 7,000 km² (some sources state 5,000 km²). Due to the extreme climate with annual rainfall of only 100 mm and temperatures reaching 50° C, water evaporates from the lake. In summer Chott el Djerid is almost entirely dried up, and numerous fata morganas occur.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chott_el_Djerid
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Coordinates: 33°41'6"N 8°14'10"E
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