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Salt-works, salt piles and a salt mill
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By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-07 06:01:03]]>

Salt-works, salt piles and a salt mill
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By: mstoess
@ 2007-01-07 06:01:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-works-salt-piles-and-a-salt-mill/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-works-salt-piles-and-a-salt-mill/ Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:01:03 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-works-salt-piles-and-a-salt-mill/ 37.86287700 12.48243200 <![CDATA[Harvesting Salt]]>

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Harvesting Salt
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By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-14 15:09:03]]>

BEV

Harvesting Salt
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By: Parabellum
@ 2006-10-14 15:09:03]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvesting-salt/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvesting-salt/ Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:09:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/harvesting-salt/ 32.59607400 -117.09651100 <![CDATA[Aydingkol Lake (Moonlight Lake) Glauber's Salt Evaporation Plant]]>

Aydingkol Lake (Moonlight Lake) Glauber's Salt Evaporation Plant
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-19 15:37:06
From www.travelchinaguide.com:

This lake, now only a salt puddle, millions of years ago was a fresh water lake a thousand times larger than it is today. The lake's continental basin at 154.33 meters (505 feet), is the second deepest below sea level after the Dead Sea at 391 meters (1282.48 feet). The surface of the lake is completely encrusted with an ice-like layer of salt. The shores are like quicksand. Because of these conditions the local Uigur people call it "Moonlight Lake", because you can be easily misled by the appearances of mirages, the dry appearing surface so that when you walk on it you get bogged down. Because of the high salt content in the water no fish live in the lake nor do birds land there or on the salty shores. The only animals seen are the field mice and hares as they scurry away when a person approaches to close.

The basin of the plate-shape holds many rich resources - vitriol, Glauber's salt, coal and an alkaline soil. A chemical plant at lakeside refines Glauber's salt for use in detergents and also as a diuretic.

According to www.encyclopedia.com, Glauber's Salt is:

a common name for sodium sulfate decahydrate, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O; it occurs as white or colorless monoclinic crystals. Upon exposure to fairly dry air it effloresces, forming powdery anhydrous sodium sulfate . Johann Glauber was the first to produce the salt (from Hungarian spring waters). The naturally occurring salt is called mirabilite. Glauber's salt is water soluble, has a salty, bitter taste, and is sometimes used in medicine as a mild laxative; it is also used in dyeing.

Also, according to news.xinhuanet.com:

Chinese scientists will re-measure the lowest land point, Aydingkol Lake, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The re-measurement project is expected to be approved by the superior authority and launched next year, said Liu Geqing, a senior official with Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Land Surveying and Mapping Department.

Located in Turpan Basin in eastern Xinjiang, the freshwater lake is the lowest place in China and the second lowest place in the world. The lake is also dubbed China's Dead Sea, since its altitude is merely a little higher than the Dead Sea in western Asia.

The re-measurement could help the world find out the exact altitude of the lake, Liu said.

The lake was found to be 155 meters below sea level in 1978, though many books have been citing different figures in recent years.]]>

Salt Collection Ponds on Bonaire
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By: TexasAndroid
@ 2005-11-16 14:15:00]]>

Salt Collection Ponds on Bonaire
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By: TexasAndroid
@ 2005-11-16 14:15:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-collection-ponds-on-bonaire/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-collection-ponds-on-bonaire/ Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:15:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-collection-ponds-on-bonaire/ 12.07054100 -68.26372100 <![CDATA[Salt Evaporation Ponds Zulia (VE)]]>

Salt Evaporation Ponds Zulia (VE)
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By: yvlar
@ 2005-08-07 12:59:54]]>

Salt Evaporation Ponds Zulia (VE)
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By: yvlar
@ 2005-08-07 12:59:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-evaporation-ponds-zulia-ve/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-evaporation-ponds-zulia-ve/ Sun, 07 Aug 2005 12:59:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-evaporation-ponds-zulia-ve/ 10.79756000 -71.41696900 <![CDATA[Marine Salt Collect]]>

Marine Salt Collect
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By: cmike77
@ 2005-07-15 17:11:05]]>

Marine Salt Collect
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By: cmike77
@ 2005-07-15 17:11:05]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-salt-collect/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-salt-collect/ Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:11:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/marine-salt-collect/ 13.48079300 100.93759800 <![CDATA[Baelo Claudia]]>

Baelo Claudia
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By: oscare
@ 2005-07-11 22:32:13
Roman saltworks ruins in southern Spain]]>

Baelo Claudia
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By: oscare
@ 2005-07-11 22:32:13
Roman saltworks ruins in southern Spain]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baelo-claudia/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baelo-claudia/ Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:32:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baelo-claudia/ 36.08918700 -5.77515000 <![CDATA[Bonneville Salt Flats]]>

Bonneville Salt Flats
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By: utahhellraiser
@ 2005-07-03 12:32:42
Bonneville Salt Flats is famous race track where most land speed records are set.]]>

Bonneville Salt Flats
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By: utahhellraiser
@ 2005-07-03 12:32:42
Bonneville Salt Flats is famous race track where most land speed records are set.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bonneville-salt-flats/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bonneville-salt-flats/ Sun, 03 Jul 2005 12:32:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/bonneville-salt-flats/ 40.63568100 -113.67004400 <![CDATA[Salt Marsh?]]>

Salt Marsh?
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By: wil9000
@ 2005-05-11 14:49:03
Salt marsh (?) near Napa, California that looks like a well marbled steak]]>

Salt Marsh?
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By: wil9000
@ 2005-05-11 14:49:03
Salt marsh (?) near Napa, California that looks like a well marbled steak]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-marsh/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-marsh/ Wed, 11 May 2005 14:49:03 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-marsh/ 38.17852000 -122.32838600 <![CDATA[Cargill Salt Ponds]]>

Cargill Salt Ponds
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By: wil9000
@ 2005-05-04 10:11:52]]>

Cargill Salt Ponds
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By: wil9000
@ 2005-05-04 10:11:52]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cargill-salt-ponds/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cargill-salt-ponds/ Wed, 04 May 2005 10:11:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cargill-salt-ponds/ 37.50844000 -122.06050900 <![CDATA[Bonneville Salt Flats and Wendover, Utah]]>

Bonneville Salt Flats and Wendover, Utah

Bonneville Salt Flats and Wendover, Utah
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By: romulusnr
@ 2005-04-28 18:52:13
The geometric design in this image is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah. The long horizontal line is Interstate 80, the long vertical line is the Nevada-Utah border. The X with three lines through it northwest of the center is the Wendover Airport.

But something else makes this spot interesting: Just north of the airport is struggling mountain town Wendover, Utah. Immediately on the other side of the state border is the thriving gambling town of West Wendover, Nevada. As a result, the city of Wendover is seeking to leave Utah, become part of Nevada, and then merge with its wealthy neighbor. While this has been approved by both cities and states, the new border has not been determined and still requires U.S. Congress approval.]]>

Salt Ponds
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-10 18:15:12]]>

Salt Ponds
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By: nic
@ 2005-04-10 18:15:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-ponds/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-ponds/ Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:15:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/salt-ponds/ 37.46561100 -122.02308700