The largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and the largest inland salt lake in North America

The Great Salt Lake is a stagnant water lake with a salinity greater than that of seawater, surrounded by mountains and covered with snow all the year round. On the southeast bank of the lake is Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, where the NBA team Utah Jazz is located.

There is a 21km causeway on the surface of the Great Salt Lake, from which the South Pacific Railway of the United States crosses the lake.

The dry natural environment of the Great Salt Lake is worse than the Dead Sea, with a desert climate and a hot climate. The water in the lake evaporates too much, and the concentration of the lake is about 5 times higher than that of seawater. Salt reserves reach 6 billion tons, and edible salt accounts for 34%.

The Great Salt Lake is 128m above sea level, 4.6~15m deep, with an area of about 3525k㎡, 12km long and 63km wide.

There are many islands in the lake, including pelicans, herons, cormorants, terns, bison and other precious wild animals, and now a protected area has been built. There are salted shrimps and algae in the lake, which is a tourist attraction in Utah!

There is no outlet in Great Salt Lake, and the loss of lake water mainly depends on natural evaporation, and the replenishment of lake water mainly comes from precipitation river water and melted snow water. The lake is high in the south and low in the north, while the salinity is high in the north and low in the south!

According to the research, there are 76 kinds of minerals in lake water, which is the most abundant, complete and balanced natural mineral in the world. And these elements are consistent with the contents of human body fluids. At the same time, it has a natural bactericidal effect, and even the troublesome Salmonella can't survive in the lake.