geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirChott Ech Chergui (Arabic: شط الشرقي) is a large endorheic salt lake in Saïda Province, northwestern Algeria.[2] It is located at 34.35°N 0.5°E / 34.35; 0.5 in the level terrain of the Hautes Plaines region between the Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas and is one of the largest lakes in Algeria.
Body of water
Chott Ech Chergui |
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from space |
Chott ach-Chargui in Algeria |
Coordinates | 34.35°N 0.5°E / 34.35; 0.5 |
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Type | Endorheic salt lake |
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Native name | شط الشرقي (Arabic) |
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Basin countries | Algeria |
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Max. length | 160 km (99 mi) |
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Max. width | 24 km (15 mi) |
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Surface area | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
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Surface elevation | 1,027 m (3,369 ft) above sea level |
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Designated | 2 February 2001 |
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Reference no. | 1052[1] |
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Ecology
The Chott Ech Chergui has an area of about 2000 km² where water collects during the wet season, forming a number of large shallow salt lakes which become salt flats as they dry. The lake area has a length of about 160 km from ENE to WSW and lies at an average elevation of 1000 m.[3]
Chott Ech Chergui has been designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance. The Ramsar site has an area of 8555 km² and is the natural environment for a number of threatened and vulnerable animal and plant species.[4]
See also
- Wetlands portal
- Geography of Algeria
- Hautes Plaines
References
External links
Wetlands and conservation |
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Generally |
- Acrotelm
- Aquatic ecosystem
- Aquatic plants
- Backswamp
- Bayou
- Beach meadow
- Blackwater river
- Blanket bog
- Bog
- Bog garden
- Brackish marsh
- Callows
- Carr
- Cataract bog
- Ciénega
- Clean Water Act
- Clearwater river
- Coastal bog
- Coniferous swamp
- Constructed wetland
- Converted wetland
- Dambo
- Drainage basin
- Estuary
- Fen
- Flark
- Flood-meadow
- Flooded grasslands and savannas
- Freshwater marsh
- Freshwater swamp forest
- Grass valley
- Guelta
- Halosere
- Hydrosere
- Igapó
- Ings
- Interdunal wetland
- Intertidal wetland
- Karst
- Kermi bog
- Kettle
- Lagg
- Mangrove
- Marsh
- Marsh gas
- Mere
- Mire
- Misse
- Moorland
- Muck
- Mudflat
- Muskeg
- Oasis
- Pakihi
- Palsa bog
- Paludification
- Palustrine wetland
- Peatland
- Plateau bog
- Pocosin
- Polygonal bog
- Pond
- Peat swamp forest
- Poor fen
- Pothole
- Quagmire
- Raised bog
- Reed bed
- Rich fen
- Riparian zone
- River delta
- Salt marsh
- Salt pannes and pools
- Shrub swamp
- Slough
- String bog
- Swamp
- Telmatology
- Tidal marsh
- Upland bog
- Wet meadow
- Will-o'-the-wisp
- Várzea forest
- Vernal pool
- Whitewater river
- Yaéré
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Classification systems |
- Wetland classification
- A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia
- National Wetlands Inventory
- Ramsar Convention
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Organizations |
- Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board
- Delta Waterfowl Foundation
- Ducks Unlimited
- Irish Peatland Conservation Council
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- Wetlands International
- Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
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На других языках
[de] Chott Ech Chergui
Der Chott Ech Chergui (arabisch شط الشرقي, DMG Šaṭṭ aš-Šarqī ‚Östlicher Schott‘, auch Schott Chergui) ist der größte Salzsee im Hochland der Schotts in Algerien.
- [en] Chott Ech Chergui
[fr] Chott ech Chergui
Le chott ech Chergui ou Chott Ghergui (arabe : شط الشرقي) est un lac d'eau salé situé dans le nord-ouest de l'Algérie. C'est l'un des plus grands lacs d'Algérie et d'Afrique du Nord.
[it] Chott ech Chergui
Lo Chott ech Chergui (in arabo: شط ملغيغ) è un bacino endoreico di acqua salata nel nord ovest dell'Algeria.
[ru] Шотт-эш-Шерги
Шотт-эш-Шерги[1][2] или Эш-Шерги[3] (араб. شط الشرقي) — большое бессточное солёное озеро (себхи) на территории вилайетов Сайда, Эль-Баяд, Наама и Тиарет, в северо-западной части Алжира. Озеро расположено на Высоких плато[en], между горными цепями Телль-Атлас и Сахарский Атлас. Одно из крупных озёр Алжира[3][2][4].
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