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What is the lake natron?
Lake Natron is an alkali endorheic salt lake of tectonic origin present in northern Tanzania.
Where is Lake Natron?
Northern Tanzania.
What are the 3 major rivers in north Africa and southwest Asia?
The Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates river.
What did the egyptians use to embalm the organs?
The ancient Egyptians used a chemical called Natron to embalm both the organs and the bodies of mummies. Natron is a naturally occurring salt that is very abundant in Africa, often found in dry lake beds.
How do Egyptians gather natron?
From dry lake beds.
How many lakes are in South Africa?
There are 4 lakes in South Africa. Orange lake Tugela lake Vaal River Sak River
What color is natron?
Natron is white to colorless when pure, varying to gray or yellow with impurities. Natron deposits occur naturally as a part of saline lake beds in arid environments.
Where did the egyptians locate natron?
It was generally found in the dry lake beds that had been left as a result of hydration and then recession of the water in the Nile Valley.The simple answer is "dried up lake beds."
What huge lake is close to serengeti plain?
Lake Victoria is the largest lake near Serengeti. The smaller Lake Natron and Lake Manyara are not far away, either.
Where is natron found?
In dry lake beds. Also known as soda ash.
Why is Lake Natron red?
Cyanobacteria that grow in the shallow have a red pigment that produce the colors.
What was the chemical was used to embalm the organs?
salt More specifically, natron, which is a salty ash-like mineral in dry lake and river beds. This, specifically, is what the ancient Egyptians used in their preservation of bodies and organs.
