Great Salt Lake

Japanese: グレート・ソルト[湖](英語表記)Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
A salt lake in northwestern Utah, in the western United States. It has an elevation of 1,280 m, an area of ​​3,681 km2, and an average depth of 4 m, with a maximum depth of 11 m. The salinity is about 25%, and the only living organisms are algae, small shrimp, protozoa, and others. It is estimated that 6 billion tons of salt is stored, and salt production is the main industry. It is a remnant of the huge Pleistocene Lake Bonneville. Although it existed on maps as a semi-legendary lake in the late 18th century, it was officially discovered in 1824 by James Bridger.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国西部,ユタ州北西部の塩湖。標高1280m,面積3681km2,平均水深4m,最大水深11m。塩分濃度は約25%で,生物は藻,小エビ,原生動物類その他に限られる。60億tの塩分が貯蔵されていると推計されており,製塩業が主要産業である。更新世の巨大なボンヌビル湖のなごり。18世紀後半には半伝説的な湖として地図上に存在してはいたが,正式な発見は1824年ブリッジャーJames Bridgerによるものとされる。

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