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salt lake
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salt lake [′sȯlt ‚lāk]
(hydrology)
A confined inland body of water having a high concentration of salts, principally sodium chloride.


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ABSTRACT Ten strains of Artemia parthenogenetica have been collected from inland salt lakes and coastal salterns in China.
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The center of the island is occupied by the Bras d'Or salt lakes.
 
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