The Great Salt Lake is so salty because it does not have an outlet and rivers are constantly bringing small amounts of salt. The water in the lake evaporates and leaves the salt behind to accumulate.
It varies, from a low of about 5% to a maximum of around 27%. For comparison, the world's oceans average about 3.5%.
And for the record, the Great Salt Lake is not the saltiest body of water in the world; that would be Don Juan Pond in Antarctica, with a salinity of over 40%.
Great Salt Lake
The salinity of the Great Salt Lake varies, but it is generally around 15-27%. This makes it much saltier than the ocean, which has an average salinity of about 3.5%.
the dead sea it is saltier than any thing.
The largest bodies of water on earth are the Pacific Ocean, The Atlantic Ocean, The Indian Ocean, The Mediterranean Ocean, The Great Lakes ( Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, And Lake Ontario)
He thought he had discovered part of the pacific ocean
It is saltier because it has no outlet to the sea.
Great Salt Lake in Utah.
the Atlantic pacific, Indian and the Arctic ocean
Major Bodies of Water include: - Pacific Ocean - Arctic Ocean - Bering Sea - Gulf of Alaska - Salton Sea - Sea of Cortez - Bristol Bay - Beaufort Sea - Chukchi Sea - Great Salt Lake - Gulf of Mexico - Indian Ocean - Atlantic Ocean
The largest bodies of water on earth are the Pacific Ocean, The Atlantic Ocean, The Indian Ocean, The Mediterranean Ocean, The Great Lakes ( Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, And Lake Ontario)
He thought he had discovered part of the Pacific Ocean
He thought he had discovered part of the Pacific Ocean