Soda lake
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A soda lake, or alkaline lake, is a lake on the strongly basic side of neutrality, typically with a pH value between 9 and 12. They are characterized by high concentrations of carbonate salts, typical
Lake Shala, in the East African Rift Valley
Tufa columns at Mono Lake, California
Lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) feeding on cyanobacteria in Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Cyanobacteria of the genus Arthrospira (synonymous to "Spirulina")
Mono Lake
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Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate
Soda lake
…is the Dead Sea, which is very rich in Mg2+. In some soda lakes, inflow of Ca2+ through subterranean seeps, can lead to localized precipitation. In Mono Lake, California and Lake Van, Turkey, such precipitation has formed columns of tufa rising above the lake surface. Many soda lakes are strongly stratified…
Aerial view of Mono Lake from the south
Image of Mono Lake from space, 1985
Mono Lake's "South Tufa" area.
Large numbers of alkali flies at Mono Lake.