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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Qattara Depression |
(kätär´ ) (KEY) or Munkhafad al-Qattarah (m ngkhäfäd´ äl-kät-tärä´) (KEY) , desert basin, c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), NW Egypt, NE Africa, in the Libyan Desert. It was long believed to be the lowest point (436 ft/133 m below sea level) in Africa, a record now claimed by Lake Assal, in Djibouti. |
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