Mar 19, 2011
The legendary mirror of the sky – Salar de Uyuni -Sea of Salt
It is the world’s largest salt flat and has the distinction of being one of the largest mirrors on Earth when covered with water, Salar de Uyuni(or Salar de Tunupa, Uyuni Salt Flat), the legendary mirror of the sky, it’s also the world’s highest salt flats at 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above sea level, which is located in southwestern Bolivia near the near the crest of the Andes, Uyuni Salt Flat is a pool of brine and is covered by a few meters of salt crust, covering an area of 10,582 square kilometers, about 250 km from east to west and 100 km from north to south. This beautiful immense mirror is very rich in lithium and contains 50 to 70% of the world’s lithium reserves.
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