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[[Image:Lake Abaya.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Lake Margherita as seen from a Dorze village. On the far right [[Arba Minch]] and [[Lake Chamo]] can be seen. Between the two lakes is the [[Nechisar National Park]].]]
[[Image:Lake Abaya.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Lake Margherita as seen from a Dorze village. On the far right [[Arba Minch]] and [[Lake Chamo]] can be seen. Between the two lakes is the [[Nechisar National Park]].]]
:''For the Muslim garment, see [[Abaya]]''.
:''For the Muslim garment, see [[Abaya]]''.
'''Lake Abaya''' or Lake Margherita ('''Abaya Hayk''' in [[Amharic]]) is a lake in the [[Southern Nations Nationalities]] Region of [[Ethiopia]]. The lake was named in 1896 as '''Lake Margherita''' by the [[Italy|Italian]] explorer [[Vittorio Bottego]], the first European to visit the lake, to honor the wife of king [[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]] of Italy, Queen [[Margherita of Savoy|Margherita]].<ref>http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-bottego/</ref>
'''Lake Margherita''' or Lake Abaya ('''Abaya Hayk''' in [[Amharic]]) is a lake in the [[Southern Nations Nationalities]] Region of [[Ethiopia]]. The lake was named in 1896 as '''Lake Margherita''' by the [[Italy|Italian]] explorer [[Vittorio Bottego]], the first European to visit the lake, to honor the wife of king [[Umberto I of Italy|Umberto I]] of Italy, Queen [[Margherita of Savoy|Margherita]].<ref>http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-bottego/</ref>


Lake Abaya or ''Lake Margherita'' is located in the [[Main Ethiopian Rift]], east of the [[Guge Mountains]]. It is fed on its northern shore by the [[Bilate River|Bilate]] which rises on the southern slopes of [[Mount Gurage]], and the Gidabo. The town of [[Arba Minch]] lies on its southwestern shore, and the southern shores are part of the [[Nechisar National Park]]. Just to the south is [[Lake Chamo]]. Lake Margherita is 60 kilometers long and 20 wide,<ref>''Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68''</ref> with a surface area of 1162 square kilometers.<ref name="baxter">Baxter, R. M. ''Lake Morphology and Chemistry.'' in Taylor, W.D. and Tudorancea, C., eds. '''Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes.''' Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, 2002.</ref> It has a maximum depth of 13.1 meters and is at an elevation of 1285 meters.<ref name="baxter"/> There are a number of islands in this lake, the largest being [[Aruro Island|Aruro]];<ref>[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTARG.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 5 November 2007)</ref> others include Gidicho, Welege, Galmaka, and Alkali. The lake is red due to a high load of suspended sediments.<ref>A. T. Grove; F. A. Street; A. S. Goudie, 1975: "Former Lake Levels and Climatic Change in the Rift Valley of Southern Ethiopia," ''Geographical Journal'' 141, 177-194</ref> Lake Abaya does not always have an outflow, but in some years it overflows into Lake Chamo.
''Lake Margherita'' is located in the [[Main Ethiopian Rift]], east of the [[Guge Mountains]]. It is fed on its northern shore by the [[Bilate River|Bilate]] which rises on the southern slopes of [[Mount Gurage]], and the Gidabo. The town of [[Arba Minch]] lies on its southwestern shore, and the southern shores are part of the [[Nechisar National Park]]. Just to the south is [[Lake Chamo]]. Lake Margherita is 60 kilometers long and 20 wide,<ref>''Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68''</ref> with a surface area of 1162 square kilometers.<ref name="baxter">Baxter, R. M. ''Lake Morphology and Chemistry.'' in Taylor, W.D. and Tudorancea, C., eds. '''Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes.''' Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, 2002.</ref> It has a maximum depth of 13.1 meters and is at an elevation of 1285 meters.<ref name="baxter"/> There are a number of islands in this lake, the largest being [[Aruro Island|Aruro]];<ref>[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTARG.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 5 November 2007)</ref> others include Gidicho, Welege, Galmaka, and Alkali. The lake is red due to a high load of suspended sediments.<ref>A. T. Grove; F. A. Street; A. S. Goudie, 1975: "Former Lake Levels and Climatic Change in the Rift Valley of Southern Ethiopia," ''Geographical Journal'' 141, 177-194</ref> Lake Abaya does not always have an outflow, but in some years it overflows into Lake Chamo.


[[Savanna]], known for its [[wildlife]] and [[birdlife]] surrounds the lake, which is also fished by local people. According to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 412 [[tonne]]s of fish are landed each year, which the department estimates is 69% of its sustainable amount.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/fi/fcp/en/ETH/body.htm "Information on Fisheries Management in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"] (report dated January, 2003)</ref>
[[Savanna]], known for its [[wildlife]] and [[birdlife]] surrounds the lake, which is also fished by local people. According to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 412 [[tonne]]s of fish are landed each year, which the department estimates is 69% of its sustainable amount.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/fi/fcp/en/ETH/body.htm "Information on Fisheries Management in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"] (report dated January, 2003)</ref>

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Lake Abaya
Coordinates6°26′N 37°53′E / 6.433°N 37.883°E / 6.433; 37.883
Primary inflowsBilate River
Basin countriesEthiopia
Max. length60 km
Max. width20 km
Surface area1162 km²
Average depth7.1 m
Max. depth13.1 m
Water volume8.2 km3 (2.0 cu mi)
Surface elevation1285 m
SettlementsArba Minch
Lake Margherita as seen from a Dorze village. On the far right Arba Minch and Lake Chamo can be seen. Between the two lakes is the Nechisar National Park.
For the Muslim garment, see Abaya.

Lake Margherita or Lake Abaya (Abaya Hayk in Amharic) is a lake in the Southern Nations Nationalities Region of Ethiopia. The lake was named in 1896 as Lake Margherita by the Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego, the first European to visit the lake, to honor the wife of king Umberto I of Italy, Queen Margherita.[1]

Lake Margherita is located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, east of the Guge Mountains. It is fed on its northern shore by the Bilate which rises on the southern slopes of Mount Gurage, and the Gidabo. The town of Arba Minch lies on its southwestern shore, and the southern shores are part of the Nechisar National Park. Just to the south is Lake Chamo. Lake Margherita is 60 kilometers long and 20 wide,[2] with a surface area of 1162 square kilometers.[3] It has a maximum depth of 13.1 meters and is at an elevation of 1285 meters.[3] There are a number of islands in this lake, the largest being Aruro;[4] others include Gidicho, Welege, Galmaka, and Alkali. The lake is red due to a high load of suspended sediments.[5] Lake Abaya does not always have an outflow, but in some years it overflows into Lake Chamo.

Savanna, known for its wildlife and birdlife surrounds the lake, which is also fished by local people. According to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 412 tonnes of fish are landed each year, which the department estimates is 69% of its sustainable amount.[6]

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Notes

  1. ^ http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-bottego/
  2. ^ Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68
  3. ^ a b Baxter, R. M. Lake Morphology and Chemistry. in Taylor, W.D. and Tudorancea, C., eds. Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, 2002.
  4. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 5 November 2007)
  5. ^ A. T. Grove; F. A. Street; A. S. Goudie, 1975: "Former Lake Levels and Climatic Change in the Rift Valley of Southern Ethiopia," Geographical Journal 141, 177-194
  6. ^ "Information on Fisheries Management in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" (report dated January, 2003)
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