Gulf of Tadjoura
Another theory mooted by the explorer Major Harris is that the volcanic convulsions could have been the cause for severing the original link of the lake with the Gulf of Tadjoura. This has been further substantiated by the level difference of between the gulf and the lake level and if this depth is added to that of the lake, the level becomes which is the level that exists at the head of the Ghoubbet el Kharâb.