Lake Assal ,salt Lakes In Djibouti Stock Image

a drainless salt lake in Djibouti, in the Afar tectonic sinkhole.depression lake, 153 m below sea level, which is the lowest point of the African continent. The seawater feeds the lake through cracks in the bottom of the sinkhole. The average depth of the lake is 7.4 m. Water salinity - 348‰, makes it the second saltiest lake in the world after Lake Patience in Canada. At the shores of the lake there are desalination plants that recover salt, which is then exported to Ethiopia.