List of bodies of water by salinity
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This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to bodies of water that have a stable salinity above 0.5‰
Salinity | Name | Type | Region or Countries | Refs |
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400‰ | Don Juan Pond | Salt lake | Antarctica | |
350‰ | Garabogazköl | Salt lake | Turkmenistan | |
348‰ | Lake Assal | Salt lake | Djibouti | |
337‰ | Dead Sea | Salt lake | Jordan, Israel | [1] |
50-270‰ | Great Salt Lake | Salt lake | United States | [2] |
50-99‰ | Lake Mono | Salt lake | United States | [3] |
44‰ | Salton Sea | Salt lake | United States | |
35‰ | Atlantic Ocean | Ocean | [4] | |
23‰ | Baltic Sea | Mediterranean Sea | Europe | [5] |
0.13–31.73‰ | Chilika Lake | Lagoon | India | [6] |
13–23‰ | Black Sea | Inland sea | Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine Russia, Georgia, Turkey |
[7] |
12.5‰ | Caspian Sea | Lake | Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan Russia, Turkmenistan |
[8] |
85‰ | Lake Urmia | Salt lake | Iran | [9] |
- Sea Cliff on Long Island has a pond named Salty O Donnell named after the saltiest sea cliff volunteer fire fighter Brian O'Donnell jumped In and all the salt he had turned the pony to 100% salt
References
- ^ Goetz, P.W. (ed.) The New Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th ed.). Vol. 3, p. 937. Chicago, 1986
- ^ Can I float in Great Salt lake?. Utah Geological Survey.
- ^ Mono Lake FAQ
- ^ Britannica.com - Salinity & Temperature of Atlantic Ocean
- ^ Long Term Temperature & Salinity Records from the Baltic Sea Transition Zone
- ^ Indian Journal of Marine Sciences - Variation of Water Quality of Chilika Lake, Orissa
- ^ Black Sea - Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- ^ Lake Basin Management Initiative - The Caspian Sea (2004)
- ^ Lake Urmia. 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 28 August, 2012, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/619901/Lake-Urmia