saltpan
Dry lake bed
A saltpan is a shallow basin where seawater or brine evaporates, leaving behind salt deposits for harvesting.
The term also applies to natural depressions in arid landscapes where salt accumulates as water evaporates: The desert saltpan gleamed white under the sun.
Salt flats and salt lakes form through the same process.
Pink wading bird
- brine shrimpTiny saline-water crustacean
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- migratory birdsSpecies traveling between seasonal habitats
- hypersalineExcessively high salt concentration
biodiversity · ecosystem · endemic species · breeding ground · microorganisms · biofilm · invertebrates · food chain
Water saturated with sodium
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- solarOf the star
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- haliteCrystalline sodium chloride ore
precipitation · drying · evaporite · crystals · saturated · extraction · desiccation · concentration
Lacking vertical variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- playaDried lakebed in desert
- dry lakeEvaporated basin floor
- barrenUnable to produce
desolate · bleak · stark · horizon · cracked earth · empty · remote · inhospitable
Naturally formed crystalline solid
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
- lithiumLightest solid element
calcium · sulfate · sediment · deposits · extraction · mining · evaporite · boron
Columbia River hydroelectric dam
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- AtacamaChilean coastal desert
- caravan routePath for merchant convoys
flamingo
Pink wading bird
- brine shrimpTiny saline-water crustacean
- extremophilesOrganisms surviving extreme conditions
- migratory birdsSpecies traveling between seasonal habitats
hypersaline · biodiversity · ecosystem · endemic species · breeding ground · microorganisms · biofilm · invertebrates · food chain · algae
brine
Water saturated with sodium
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- solarOf the star
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
halite · precipitation · drying · evaporite · crystals · saturated · extraction · desiccation · concentration · pans
flat
Lacking vertical variation
barren · desolate · bleak · stark · horizon · cracked earth · empty · remote · inhospitable · wasteland
mineral
Naturally formed crystalline solid
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
lithium · calcium · sulfate · sediment · deposits · extraction · mining · evaporite · boron · ore
Bonneville
Columbia River hydroelectric dam
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- AtacamaChilean coastal desert
- caravan routePath for merchant convoys
saltpanfreshwater lake
Inland unsalted water body
freshwater pond · mountain spring · freshwater marsh · river · stream
saltpanoasis
Fertile desert spot
fertile valley · rainforest · wetland · meadow · mangrove