Lake Tritonis

Lake Tritonis
Lake Tritonis
	Chott Melghir from space. Note that most of the lake is already dried up in this picture.
	Lake Tritonis
Coordinates	34°20′N 6°20′E / 34.333°N 6.333°E
Type	Endorheic salt lake
Catchment area	68,750 km2 (26,540 sq mi)
Basin countries	Algeria
Surface area	6,700 km2 (2,600 sq mi)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Chott Melghir
Designated	4 June 2003
Reference no.	1296

Lake Tritonis (Greek: Τριτωνίδα λίμνην) was a large body of fresh water in northern Africa that was described in many ancient texts. Classical-era Greek writers placed the lake in what today is southeastern Algeria and southern Tunisia (modern Chott el-Djerid and Chott Melghigh).^[3]^[4] In details of the late myths and personal observations related by these historians, the lake was said to be named after Triton. According to Herodotus it contained two islands, Phla, which the Lacedaemonians were to have colonized, according to an oracle, and Mene.

^ Benkhaled A.; Bouziane M.T.; Achour B. (June 2008). "Detecting trends in annual discharge and precipitation in the Chott Melghir basin in Southeastern Algeria" (PDF). Larhyss Journal. 7: 103–119. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010.
^ "Chott Melghir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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[j1-1] Benkhaled A.; Bouziane M.T.; Achour B. (June 2008). "Detecting trends in annual discharge and precipitation in the Chott Melghir basin in Southeastern Algeria" (PDF). Larhyss Journal. 7: 103–119. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010.

[2] "Chott Melghir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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