Lake Katwe fills an ancient volcanic crater in the Western (or Albertine) Rift. Salt mining goes back to the 16th century. It represents a source of income for the local community. However, the traditional way of mining also leads to health problems.
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- Created
- on Thursday 16 February 2006 by Martin Mergili
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- Keywords
- crater|caldera, lake, mining, volcanism
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- 4066 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license