File:Lake Natron, Tanzania (ASTER).jpg

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Lake Natron, Tanzania, is located in Africa's Great Rift Valley. The alkali salt crust of the lake is often colored red or pink by its salt-loving microorganisms. The lake is the only breeding area for the valley's 2,5 million Lesser Flamingoes.

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Afrikaans: Natronmeer in Tanzanië is in die Oos-Afrikaanse Skeurvallei geleë. Die alkaliese soutkors van die meeroppervlak word dikwels rooi of rosig gekleur deur die soutliewende mikroörganismes wat daarin voorkom. Die meer is die enigste broeigebied vir die 2,5 miljoen kleinflaminke wat die vallei bewoon. Hierdie flaminke drom by soutmere in die streek saam, waar hulle op Spirulina, 'n blougroen alg met rooi pigmente, voed. Selfs meer verbasend as die flaminke se vermoë om in hierdie toestande te lewe, is die aanwesigheid van 'n endemiese vissoort, die alkaliese kurper, wat in die waters aan die rande van die warmwaterbronne floreer. Weens hierdie unieke biodiversiteit het Tanzanië op 4 Julie 2001 die Natronmeerbekken vir die Ramsarlys van vleilande van internasionale belang benoem. Hierdie ASTER-beeld in gesimuleerde natuurlike kleur is op 8 Maart 2003 verkry en is naby 2,3 grade suiderbreedte, 36 grade oosterlengte gesentreer, en beslaan 'n gebied van 38,2 x 46,9 km.

English: Lake Natron, Tanzania is located in Africa's Great Rift Valley. The alkali salt crust on the surface of the lake is often colored red or pink by the salt-loving microorganisms that live there. The lake is the only breeding area for the 2.5 million Lesser Flamingoes that live in the valley. These flamingoes flock along saline lakes in the region, where they feed on Spirulina (a blue-green algae with red pigments). Even more amazing than the ability of the flamingoes to live in these conditions, is the fact that an endemic species of fish, the alkaline tilapia thrives in the waters at the edges of the hotspring inlets. Because of the unique biodiversity, Tanzania named the Lake Natron Basin to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on 4 July 2001. This simulated natural color ASTER image was acquired on March 8, 2003, is centered near 2.3 degrees south latitude, 36 degrees east longitude, and covers an area of 38.2 x 46.9 km.

Date

Taken on 8 March 2003

Source

Lake Natron, Tanzania (direct link)

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NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team

Object location	2° 18′ 00″ S, 36° 00′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-2.300000; 36.000000

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