The Fayum Depression and Its Lakes

  • El-Shabrawy G
  • Dumont H
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Abstract

The Fayum is a depression below sea level, formed by wind erosion 1.8 million years ago, covering ca 12,000 km2. It consists of two lacustrine complexes, Birket Qarun and the two artificial Wadi el-Rayan lakes. Lake Qarun is a saline remnant of the historical...

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El-Shabrawy, G. M., & Dumont, H. J. (2009). The Fayum Depression and Its Lakes (pp. 95–124). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9726-3_6

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