Salt crystals of the Great Salt Lake

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State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology, Hannover, Germany

This close-up of beautiful salt crystals show the high salinity (up to 27%) of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The large salt lake lie on a flat plain about 1300 m above sea level. The salt lake is bordered to the east by the beautiful high Uinta Mountains (3700 – 4100 m) – part of the Rocky Mountains – and to the west by a huge salt desert, which developed towards the end of the last Ice Age due to dehydration. A semi-arid climate characterizes the landscape of the lake and surrounding area.
I took this close-up photo of a footprint last summer. The salt crystals were formed in their full beauty.

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Oceans & Seas Landlocked Seas Great Salt Lake Show on map

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Credit: Jennifer Ziesch (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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Type Image Format JPG Size 8.4 MB Aspect 4726:3153 Width 4726 px Height 3153 px Brand Canon Model EOS 600D Exposure 90 mm f/13 1/800 s ISO 200 Coordinates 40.7061, -112.2614 Tint Light gray Submitted 28 February 2017 Taken 21 June 2016