HaMakhtesh HaKatan
HaMakhtesh HaKatan or simply Makhtesh HaKatan or Makhtesh Katan, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform, situated in Israel's Negev desert. At 5 km by 7 km, it is the third largest of the five makhteshim in the Negev, from a total of seven known major makhteshim, of which two are in Egypt's Sinai desert.- Protected area
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (180 feet)
- Description: Third largest makhtesh in Israel
- Also known as“El Hadhīra”“Hadhira”“Hamakhtesh Hakatan Nature Reserve”“HaMakhtesh HaQatan”“Machtesh Katan”“Makhtesh Ḥatsera”“Minor Crater”“Small Crater”
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Latitude
30.98241° or 30° 58′ 57″ north
Longitude
35.18296° or 35° 10′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G2QX5JM+X5
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“HaMakhtesh HaKatan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المختيش الصغير”
- Cebuano: “HaMakhtesh HaQatan”
- French: “HaMakhtesh HaKatan”
- French: “Réserve naturelle de Hamakhtesh Hakatan”
- German: “Makhtesh Katan”
- Hausa: “HaMakhtesh HaKatan”
- Hebrew: “המכתש הקטן”
- Hebrew: “מכתש חצרה”
- Hebrew: “שמורת טבע המכתש הקטן”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Makhtesh Katan”
- Swedish: “HaMakhtesh HaQatan”
- Swedish: “Makhtesh Katan”
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