SALT
FLATS
What
is Salt Flats?
Salt flats are dried-up desert
lakes. They
are forms by
evaporation of a waterpool such as a lake or pond. This happens in climates where the
rate of water evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation , that is, in a desert. The salt and minerals dissolved in the
water are left behind as a solid layer.
World
Biggest Salt Flat
Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt flat in the
world
standing at an elevation of 11,995 feet (3,656 m) and covering 4,086 square miles (10,852
sq km) the area is equal to 16 times the
area of Jakarta and it’s all made of salt!
It is located in southwest Bolivia.
What’s make Salar de Uyuni unique?
During the rainy season (between December-March), the salt is coated in a thin layer
of water (as the rainwater has nowhere to drain), creating a mirror effect that
stretches across the flat and provides stunning images of the sky, clouds, and everyting above them.
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