Chott el Djerid - Tunisia
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Becktracker
N 33° 57.440 E 008° 23.551
32S E 443872 N 3757592
The largest salt pan of the Sahara is located in the south of Tunisia
Waymark Code: WM17YEB
Location: Tunisia
Date Posted: 04/21/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut
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Chott el Djerid also spelled Sciott Gerid and Shott el Jerid, is a chott, a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia. The name can be translated from the Arabic into English as "Lagoon of the Land of Palms".

It is the largest salt pan of the Sahara Desert, with a surface area of over 7,000 km2 (some sources state 5,000 km2). The site has a typical hot desert climate. Due to the harsh climate with mean annual rainfall of below 100 mm and daytime temperatures sometimes reaching 50 °C (122 °F) or more during summer with dense solar radiation, water evaporates from the lake. In summer Chott el Djerid is almost entirely dried up, and numerous fata morganas occur. Situated at 33 ° 42'N 8 ° 26'E in the center-west of the country, between the cities of Tozeur and Kebili.

Kind: Salt Pan

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