great salt lake

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Definition of great salt lake in English English dictionary: A shallow body of salt water of northwest Utah between the Wasatch Range on the east and the Great Salt Lake Desert on the west. The lake is a remnant of prehistoric Lake Bonneville, which covered an extensive area of the Great Basin. the Great Salt Lake a lake in the US state of Utah which is about 70 miles long and has strong salt water. Lake, northern Utah, U.S. It is the largest inland body of salt water in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most saline in the world. It fluctuates greatly in size, depending on rates of evaporation and the flow of the rivers into it. Its surface area has varied from about 2,400 sq mi (6,200 sq km) at its highest levels in 1873 and the mid 1980s to about 950 sq mi (2,460 sq km) at its low level in 1963. At times of median water level, it is generally less than 15 ft (4.5 m) deep. Surrounded by stretches of sand, salt land, and marsh, the lake remains isolated, though in recent years it has become important as a source of minerals, as a beach and water-sports attraction, and as a wildlife preserve; a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
Great Lake: One of the large lakes in North America or East Africa

great salt lake

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great SALT lake

greyt sôlt leyk

/ˈgrāt ˈsôlt ˈlāk/ /ˈɡreɪt ˈsɔːlt ˈleɪk/

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