Magadi is a closed salt lake in Kenya . The name of the lake comes from the word salty in the Masai language .
| Lake | |
| Magadi | |
|---|---|
| mas magadi | |
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| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 579 m |
| Square | 104 km² |
| Deepest | 1m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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It is located in the East African fault zone among volcanic rocks from which hot salty springs flow. At the bottom of the lake, a layer of throne is formed chemically in places up to 40 m thick, which has been mined for more than 80 years by the Magadi Soda Company , a company for the production of potash and table salt . The dried parts of the lake basin are covered with layers of pure rock salt .
Flora and Fauna
The lake is home to many birds: flamingos, pelicans, herons, Nile geese and screaming eagles . The only fish species Alcolapia grahami lives in the hot, highly alkaline water of this lake. The lake is also one of the main habitats of the red-banded zuik ( Charadrius pallidus ).