Great Salt Lake
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The Great Salt Lake is a large, shallow, hypersaline lake in northern Utah, known as the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and a critical habitat for millions of migratory birds.
Aliases (4)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
→
hypersaline lake → natural lake → salt lake → |
| averageDepth |
shallow
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| basinCountry |
United States
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| climate |
semi-arid
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|
| country |
United States
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| drainageType |
endorheic
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|
| economicActivity |
brine shrimp harvesting
→
mineral extraction → |
| ecoregion |
Great Salt Lake ecosystem
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| formedFrom |
remnant of Lake Bonneville
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| geologicalOrigin |
Pleistocene pluvial lake remnant
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| hasColoration |
areas of pink or reddish water due to microorganisms
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| hasFeature |
extensive salt flats
→
mudflats → wetlands → |
| hasIsland |
Antelope Island
→
Carrington Island → Fremont Island → Gunnison Island → Stansbury Island → |
| importantFor |
Pacific Flyway
→
millions of migratory birds → |
| inflow |
Bear River
→
Jordan River → Weber River → |
| knownFor |
being the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere
→
critical habitat for migratory birds → high salinity → large fluctuations in water level → |
| locatedIn |
Utah
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| locatedInRegion |
Northern Utah
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| locatedNear |
Salt Lake City
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|
| locatedOnContinent |
North America
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| nearProtectedArea |
Antelope Island State Park
→
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve → |
| outflow |
none
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| partOf |
Great Basin
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|
| recreation |
birdwatching
→
boating → sailing → |
| salinity |
hypersaline
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| state |
Utah
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| supportsSpecies |
brine flies
→
brine shrimp → |
| threat |
climate change
→
increasing salinity → lake level decline → water diversion → |
| waterType |
saltwater
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|
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
KSLC
→
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory → Salt Lake City → |
locatedNear |
|
Bonneville Salt Flats
("Lake Bonneville")
→
Salt Lake City → Salt Lake County → |
namedAfter |
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Wasatch Range
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adjacentTo |
|
Wasatch Front
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borders |
|
Great Basin
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contains |
|
Wasatch Range
("Great Salt Lake basin")
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drainageTo |
|
Great Salt Lake
("Great Salt Lake ecosystem")
→
|
ecoregion |
|
Utah
→
|
hasMajorLake |
|
Tooele County, Utah
("Great Salt Lake Basin")
→
|
locatedInRegion |
|
Pacific Flyway
→
|
notableStopoverSite |