Lake Hammar

Lake Hammar
Lake Hammar is located in Iraq
Lake Hammar
Lake Hammar
Coordinates30°46′0″N 47°3′0″E / 30.76667°N 47.05000°E / 30.76667; 47.05000
Typesaline lake
Basin countriesIraq
Surface area600–1,350 km2 (230–520 sq mi)
Max. depth1.8 m (5.9 ft) (winter)
3.0 m (9.8 ft) (spring)

Lake Hammar (Arabic: هور الحمّار, Hawr al-Ḥammār) 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]

References

  1. ^ Hammar Marshland information
  2. ^ BirdLife Factsheet: Haur Al Hammar.
  3. ^ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature at IAU.


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