HaMakhtesh HaKatan (Hebrew: הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ הַקָּטָן, lit. The Small Crater) or simply Makhtesh HaKatanorMakhtesh 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. It was charted in 1942 by Jewish explorers.
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Located in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights1 and West Bank.2 |
30°57′43″N 35°11′55″E / 30.96194°N 35.19861°E / 30.96194; 35.19861
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