HaMakhtesh HaGadol, meaning the Big Crater, is a makhtesh, an erosional landform found almost uniquely in Israel's Negev desert, located in the Southern District near the town of Yeruham. A makhtesh takes the form of a deep closed valley ringed by steep walls of resistant rock; HaMakhtesh HaGadol measures roughly 5 by 10 to 12 kilometers and covers about 60 square kilometers, drained by a single watercourse, Nahal Hatira. It is the second largest of the world's seven known makhteshim, five of them in Israel, and was discovered and named before the larger Makhtesh Ramon. The site is managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority.
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Wikidata P31 (Q190429) mapped to formative process Glaciation via earth5 extended reviewed judgment map; source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Wikidata P31 (Q190429) mapped to discipline Geomorphology via earth5 extended reviewed judgment map; source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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Category: Nature reserves in Israel
Wikipedia category: Nature reserves in Israel
In Group: Potholes, Headcuts and Erosional Hollows, Lead sentence
HaMakhtesh HaGadol (Hebrew: הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַגָּדוֹל, lit. The Big Crater) or simply Makhtesh HaGadol or Makhtesh Gadol, is a makhtesh, a geological erosional landform of Israel's Negev desert.
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