With its high salt content, extreme alkalinity levels reaching as high as pH levels of 12, and scorching temperatures reaching up to 60 ☌ (140 ☏), most lifeforms find its waters to be caustic and inhospitable. The lake gets its name from its high levels of natron, a compound composed mostly of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, which are deposited within the lake via rainfall runoff from the Great Rift Valley volcano, Ol Doinyo Lengai. It is a saline and soda lake that is 57 kilometers (35 mi) long and 22 kilometers (14 mi) wide, and mostly shallow, reaching depths typically no more than 3 meters (9.8 feet). Lake Natron lies within the Arusha Region of northern Tanzania, near its border with Kenya. For on the shores of this enigmatic African lake, there are bizarre corpses of various creatures that seem to have the appearance of being made of stone, as if the waters of this stygian lake have petrified them into rock caricatures of what they once were in life a macabre testament to the wondrous, and often weird powers of nature. With its chemical composition and temperature daunting to most lifeforms, it's also holds the curious ability to not only lull birds and other creatures into its clutches and to their dooms, but also to slowly turn them into statues. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.There is a lake in a remote corner of Africa that represents one of the most extreme and inhospitable bodies of water on the continent.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.
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