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Lake Natron , c.35 mi (60 km) long and 15 mi (20 km) wide, in the Great Rift Valley, E Africa, on the Kenya-Tanzania border. It has soda, salt, and magnesite deposits.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Ecology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

natron lake A saline lake, rich in the sodium carbonate salt natron (Na₂CO₃.10H₂O).

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natron lake (soda lake) A saline lake, rich in the sodium carbonate salt natron (Na₂CO_3.10H₂O).

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