Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park
The lowest point in North America, at 282 feet below sea level.
Badwater Basin was once the site of the large ancient inland Lake Manly which evaporated tens of thousands of years before the arrival of the 1849er for whom it was named. The lake had no outlet, leading to the accumulation of sediment and salt over time. When the lake eventually evaporated, concentrated salt deposits were left behind. Today, fascinating geometric salt polygons form on the flats as groundwater rises up through these deposits and evaporates.
www.nps.gov/places/badwater-basin.htm
Thanks for visiting! :)
Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park
The lowest point in North America, at 282 feet below sea level.
Badwater Basin was once the site of the large ancient inland Lake Manly which evaporated tens of thousands of years before the arrival of the 1849er for whom it was named. The lake had no outlet, leading to the accumulation of sediment and salt over time. When the lake eventually evaporated, concentrated salt deposits were left behind. Today, fascinating geometric salt polygons form on the flats as groundwater rises up through these deposits and evaporates.
www.nps.gov/places/badwater-basin.htm
Thanks for visiting! :)