Lake Burullus
Lake Burullus | |
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Coordinates | 31°29′N 30°52′E / 31.483°N 30.867°E |
Max. length | c. 54 km (34 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 6–21 km (3.7–13.0 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 46,200 ha (114,000 acres) |
Average depth | 75–100 cm (30–39 in)[1] |
Designated | 9 September 1988 |
Reference no. | 408[2] |
Lake Burullus (
History
In the early Islamic period, the port of Burullus was situated near the mouth of the lake (the place where it was connected to the sea through a small opening). Burullus port functioned as one of the defensive frontier settlements of the Nile Delta coast. An island settlement within the lake called Nastaru lent its name to the lake as a whole. Canals connected the lake to the Rosetta branch of the Nile. At this time the lake was growing and expanding southwards as a result of changes in
Geography
The lake is separated from the sea by a strip of land approximately 5.5 km (3.4 mi) wide. It is connected to the Mediterranean by the Burullus outlet, a channel about 250 m (820 ft) wide and 5 m (16 ft) deep. There are approximately 50 islands in the lake with a total area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi). The lake's north shore is formed primarily of salt marshes and mudflats, while the south is mainly reed beds. The dominant lake vegetation is Potamogeton.[1]
Hydrology
The lake receives drainage waters from surrounding agricultural land and fresh water from the Brembal Canal.
Wildlife
According to a Biodiversity Report of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency 33 species of fish, 23 species of reptiles, 112 species of birds, and 18 species of mammals live in and around the lake. Fish species declined from 52 recorded at the beginning of the 20th century, mostly due to the inflow of agricultural drainage into the lake resulting in lower salinity.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 9783319561790.
- ^ "Bahía de Samborombón". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sebennytus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 946.
- ^ Pauline Todry. "21- أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية" [The names of some Egyptian countries in Coptic -21]. St-Takla.org (in Arabic).
- ISBN 9789774166143.
- ^ Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency:Egypt State of the Environment Report 2007, Chapter on Biodiversity, 2008, accessed on November 8, 2009
External links
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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- Ministry of Environment Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency - Natural Protectorates Description