Lake Hammar Explained

Lake Hammar
Coords:30.7667°N 47.05°W
Pushpin Map:Iraq
Type:saline lake
Basin Countries:Iraq
Area:600km21350km2
Max-Depth:1.8m (05.9feet) (winter)
3m (10feet) (spring)

Lake Hammar (Arabic: هور الحمّار,) is a saline lake in southeastern part of Iraq within the Hammar Marshes.[1] It has an area of 600–1,350 km2. Water level in the lake fluctuates, with maximum depths varying from 1.8 metres (winter) to 3.0 metres (spring). The lake is an important wetland site for birds.[2] The native inhabitants are Marsh Arabs, some of whom occupy villages on artificial, floating islands.

Hammar Lacus, a feature on Titan, the moon of Saturn, is named after Hammar Lake.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.edenagain.org/photogal11.html Hammar Marshland information
  2. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=8059&m=0 BirdLife Factsheet: Haur Al Hammar
  3. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/nomenclature/SearchResults;jsessionid=E81AB6F6B9239143FF18965C293DC5CF Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature