Lago Azuéi

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Lago Azuéi is a large hypersaline lake in eastern Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic, known for its fluctuating water levels and ecological importance.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lago Azuéi canonical 2
Lake Azuéi 2
Lac Azuéi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Etang Saumatre ⓘ
linked to: Étang Saumâtre

Lake Azuéi ⓘ
linked to: Lago Azuéi

Saumâtre Lagoon ⓘ
Étang Saumâtre ⓘ
area approximately 170 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry Dominican Republic ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ
bodyOfWaterType endorheic lake ⓘ
borderFeatureOf Haiti–Dominican Republic border region ⓘ
climateZone semi-arid ⓘ
country Haiti ⓘ
drainageBasin Cul-de-Sac plain ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance important wetland for regional biodiversity ⓘ
elevation approximately 15 meters above sea level ⓘ
geologicalOrigin tectonic depression ⓘ
habitatFor American crocodile ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
native fish species ⓘ
waterbirds ⓘ
hasInflow groundwater ⓘ
seasonal streams ⓘ
hasOutflow evaporation ⓘ
hasShoreFeature marshes ⓘ
salt-tolerant vegetation ⓘ
hasShoreLength approximately 70 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Ouest Department ⓘ
eastern Haiti ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Enriquillo ⓘ
border with the Dominican Republic ⓘ
locatedOn Hispaniola ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 40 meters ⓘ
nearestCity Fond Parisien ⓘ
notableFor ecological importance ⓘ
fluctuating water levels ⓘ
partOf Cul-de-Sac Depression ⓘ
Hispaniola rift valley lake system ⓘ
recognizedAs important bird habitat ⓘ
salinity hypersaline ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
deforestation in the watershed ⓘ
flooding of surrounding communities ⓘ
water level rise ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ
salt-tolerant agriculture nearby ⓘ
waterLevelTrend rising in the early 21st century ⓘ
waterType saline ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Azuei → alsoKnownAs → Lago Azuéi ⓘ
Étang Saumâtre → alsoKnownAs → Lac Azuéi ⓘ
linked to: Lago Azuéi
Étang Saumâtre → alsoKnownAs → Lago Azuéi ⓘ
Étang Saumâtre → alsoKnownAs → Lago del Fondo ⓘ
linked to: Lago Azuéi
Étang Saumâtre → alsoKnownAs → Lake Azuéi ⓘ
linked to: Lago Azuéi
Lago Azuéi → alsoKnownAs → Lake Azuéi ⓘ
linked to: Lago Azuéi