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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoIt 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%.
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∙ 12y agoThe salinity of the water averages about 12%, making it much saltier than the ocean.
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∙ 14y agoThere's three times (3x) as much salt in the salt lake as there is in the ocean
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∙ 9y agoYes. The Great Salt Lake is probably the second saltiest natural body of water, after the Dead Sea.
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∙ 15y agothe great salt lake obviously
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∙ 11y agoalot
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This inland saltwater sea is the largest ocean in the western US and is saltier than the oceans?
Great Salt Lake
What is saltier the sea or the ocean?
i believe its the sea
Is the dead sea saltier than the Great Salt Lake?
the dead sea it is saltier than any thing.
What the largest bodies of water on the earth?
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)
What did Jim bridger believe he had discovered when he tasted the great salt lake?
He thought he had discovered part of the pacific ocean
What are the largest body of water on earth?
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)
Why are the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake ten times saltier than the oceans?
It is saltier because it has no outlet to the sea.
What is the closets body of salt water to Nevada?
Great Salt Lake in Utah.
What are some major bodies of water in the world?
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
What did Jim Bridger believe he had discovered when he tasted the great lake?
He thought he had discovered part of the Pacific Ocean
What four bodies of water border the US?
the Atlantic pacific, Indian and the Arctic ocean
What did Jim Bridger believe he had discovered when he had tasted the great salt lake?
He thought he had discovered part of the Pacific Ocean
