Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 159 square mile (412 km²)[1] salt flat in northwestern Utah. The depth of the salt has been recorded at 6 feet (1.8 m) in many areas.^{[citation needed]} A remnant of the ancient Lake Bonneville of glacial times, the salt flats are now public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is the largest of many salt flats located west of the Great Salt Lake. Image File history File links Saltph26. ... Image File history File links Saltph26. ... The playa and shore of Lake Hart, an endorheic desert lake in South Australia An alkali flat (known in US and Mexico as a playa) is a dry lakebed, generally the shore of, or remnant of, an endorheic lake. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A butte in the Great Salt Lake Desert Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric pluvial lake that covered much of North Americas Great Basin region. ... In all modern states, some land is held by central or local governments. ... US BLM logo The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers Americas public lands, totaling approximately 261 million surface acres (1,056,229. ... Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere,[1] the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world,[2] and the 33rd largest lake on Earth. ...

Each rainfall erases tire marks and flattens the densely-packed salt pan that is inhospitable to plants. The area is extremely flat and aligned nearly perfectly with the shape of Earth, allowing visitors to see the curvature of the planet by producing an optical illusion that makes many of the mountains within the vicinity appear to be floating in the air since their bases are on the other side of the curve and thus out of sight. A salt pan is a geological formation found in deserts. ... An optical illusion. ...

Location

The salt flats are accessible by Interstate 80, which runs along its southern border, and are located on the eastern border of the casino-resort town of West Wendover, Nevada, which is 115 miles (185 km) west of Salt Lake City, Utah. Visitors can reach the flats on the Bonneville Speedway exit. West-bound I-80 travelers have an additional rest area overlook. Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ... This article is about casinos for gaming. ... The majority of shops in downtown Jackson, Wyoming cater to tourists. ... West Wendover is a city located in Elko County, Nevada. ... For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see USS Salt Lake City. ... Rest stop redirects here. ...

History

First recognized for its potential as a speed-testing ground in 1896 by W. D. Rishel while scouting for a location for a bicycle race course. In 1930's the area became internationally famous when Malcolm Campbell set numerous speed records, not to mention the naming of the legendary Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. Portrait of Sir Malcolm Campbell (undated), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Sir Malcolm Campbell (born March 11, 1885 in Chislehurst, Kent, England - died December 31, 1948 in Reigate, Surrey, England) was a racing motorist and motoring journalist. ...

Racing and speed records

The salt flats are perhaps most famous for their use as the Bonneville Speedway for high-speed race cars which have achieved speeds in excess of 600 miles per hour (1000 km/h). An annual festival, Speed Week, is held when the weather over the flats puts them at their best for racing. At least one project, called the Bonneville 400, is attempting to break the 400 km/h (249 mph) speed record. A land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats Bonneville Speedway is an area of the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, that is marked out for motor sports. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... The Bonneville400 is a project by BAR Honda to set an official world speed record in a Formula One car, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA. The car is on a BAR-007 chassis in full FIA spec, but with altered wings to reduce drag. ...

Panoramic view of the Great Salt Lake Desert, as seen from Pilot Peak

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Popular culture

The Bonneville Salt Flats as seen from a rest area along Interstate 80

Several movies have been filmed at the salt flats, including portions of Independence Day, Warlock, SLC Punk, The Brown Bunny, Cremaster 2 from Cremaster Cycle, The World's Fastest Indian and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. In addition, the Pontiac Bonneville, former flagship sedan of the Pontiac motor division, the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle, and the Bonneville International media company, are named after the salt flats. The salt flats are also the background for a Sylvania headlights commercial. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2580x1932, 1140 KB)The Bonneville Salt Flats as seen from a rest area along Interstate 80. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2580x1932, 1140 KB)The Bonneville Salt Flats as seen from a rest area along Interstate 80. ... Rest stop redirects here. ... Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ... Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. ... Warlock was a 1989 horror film from New World Pictures. ... SLC Punk! (1999) is a movie directed by James Merendino. ... The Brown Bunny is an independent film by actor/director Vincent Gallo about a motorcycle racer on a cross-country drive who is haunted by the memories of his former lover. ... The Cremaster Cycle is a sequence of five films by Matthew Barney, entitled Cremaster 1 to Cremaster 5. ... The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005), is a film based on the legendary speed bike racer from New Zealand named Burt Munro. ... The Pontiac Bonneville is an automobile built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1958 to 2005. ... This article is about Pontiac automobiles; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac, for other uses see the Pontiac (disambiguation). ... Triumph Bonneville can refer to two different British motorcycles. ... Bonneville International Corporation, managed by Deseret Management Corporation, is a broadcasting company wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church). ...

References

• History information from utah.com: The Bonneville Salt Flats Accessed August 21st 2007.

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• Bonneville Salt Flats is at coordinates 40°49′38″N 113°48′14″W / 40.82732, -113.80394 (Bonneville Salt Flats)Coordinates: 40°49′38″N 113°48′14″W / 40.82732, -113.80394 (Bonneville Salt Flats)