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For a lake containing a high concentration of salt, see salt lake (geography). A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water which has a concentration of salts (mostly sodium chloride) and other minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least 3,000 milligrams of salt per liter). ...


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Cities, counties, towns etc.

Salt Lake still contains remnants of a lake that formed in a volcanic crater. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Salt Lake Valley from space. ... North Salt Lake is a city located in Davis County, Utah. ... Columbus Center, South Salt Lake City, Utah South Salt Lake is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Map of Bidhannagar. ...

Lakes

The Dead Sea (‎, yam ha-melaħ, Sea of Salt; Quranic Arabic: , baħrᵘ l- mayitⁱ [3], Death Sea) is a salt lake between the West Bank and Israel to the west, and Jordan to the east. ... Larnaca Salt Lake lies to the west of the town of Larnaca. ... Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning Salt Lake) is the second biggest lake in Turkey, located in central Anatolian region, 105 km NE of Konya and 150 km SSE of Ankara. ... Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... 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. ... The Great Salt Lake Desert is a large playa in northern Utah, located west of the Great Salt Lake. ... Sambhar Lake Sambhar Salt Lake is an India’s largest salt lake, sits west of the Indian city of Jaipur (Rajasthan, Northwest India). ... Zuni Salt Lake (also Zuñi Salt Lake and Fence Lake), located about 60 miles south of the Zuni Pueblo, is a rare, high desert lake, and a classic maar. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw...

Landmarks

Salt Lake City International Airport (IATA: SLC, ICAO: KSLC) is a public airport located in western Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120) and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

Sports

The Salt Lake Stingers are a Pacific Coast League (PCL) minor league baseball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname RSL, Real, Red & Blue Army Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Coach Jason Kreis, 2007— Owner SCP Worldwide First Game MetroStars 0–0 Real Salt Lake (Giants Stadium; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Real Salt Lake 3–0 FC Dallas...

Groups

The Salt Lake Children's Choir, Salt Lake City's award winning children's choir This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


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Great Salt Lake | Utah.com (859 words)
The lake's turquoise waters attract sailors, its white sand beaches are popular with swimmers and sunbathers, and craggy outcroppings on Antelope Island and some shoreline areas draw hikers and mountain bikers.
Early explorers thought the lake was an inland extension of the Pacific Ocean, or that a river connected the lake to the ocean.
Wildlife is abundant on Antelope Island and in the lake's shoreline marshes.
Salt Lake County, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2923 words)
Salt Lake County is a county located in the state of Utah.
Salt Lake County was settled in 1847 when Mormon pioneers, fleeing persecution in the East, discovered Salt Lake Valley after traveling through Emigration Canyon.
Salt Lake County borders Davis County to the north, Morgan County to the northeast, Summit County to the east, Tooele County to the west, Wasatch County to the southeast, and Utah County to the south.
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