Salt Lake
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For a lake containing a high concentration of salt, see salt lake
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More specifically, Salt Lake may refer to:
Salt lake
A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water which has a concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes . In some cases, salt lakes have a higher concentration of salt than sea water, but such lakes would also be termed hypersaline lakes...
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More specifically, Salt Lake may refer to:
Cities, counties, towns etc.
- Salt Lake, HawaiiSalt Lake, HawaiiSalt Lake is a suburban neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of O‘ahu. The area is also known as Āliamanu after a nearby crater, although Salt Lake itself is in a crater called Ālia pa‘akai — meaning "salt pond" in the Hawaiian language...
, a neighborhood on the island of Oahu - Salt Lake City, capital of Utah and county seat of Salt Lake County
- Salt Lake ValleySalt Lake ValleySalt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
- North Salt Lake, UtahNorth Salt Lake, UtahNorth Salt Lake is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 8,749 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Salt Lake is located at ....
- South Salt Lake, UtahSouth Salt Lake, UtahSouth Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India, nicknamed "Salt Lake City"
Lakes
- Dead SeaDead SeaThe Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...
, west of Jordan, east of Israel, east of Palestinian Authorities - Larnaca Salt LakeLarnaca Salt LakeLarnaca Salt Lake to the west of the town of Larnaca. It is a complex network of four salt lakes of different sizes. The largest is lake Aliki followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro. They form the second largest salt lake in Cyprus after the Limassol Salt Lake...
, Cyprus - Lake TuzLake TuzLake Tuz is the second largest lake in Turkey with its surface area and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world. It is located in the Central Anatolia Region, northeast of Konya, south-southeast of Ankara and northwest of Aksaray.-Geography:...
, whose Turkish name 'Tuz Gölü' means 'salt lake', found in central Anatolia, Turkey - Salt Lake, a lake in Lac qui Parle County, MinnesotaLac qui Parle County, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,067 people, 3,316 households, and 2,225 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 3,774 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile...
, USA - Great Salt LakeGreat Salt LakeThe Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere, the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. In an average year the lake covers an area of around , but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its...
, the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere, located in northern Utah, USA - Great Salt Lake DesertGreat Salt Lake DesertThe Great Salt Lake Desert is a large dry lake in northern Utah between the Great Salt Lake and the Nevada border which is noted for white sand from evaporite Lake Bonneville salt deposits...
, a large playa in northern Utah - Little Salt Lake, a small salt lake in Utah
- Sambhar Salt LakeSambhar Salt LakeThe Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake, sits 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan.- Mythology :...
, India’s largest salt lake, west of Jaipur - Zuni Salt LakeZuni Salt LakeZuni Salt Lake, also Zuñi Salt Lake , is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar. It is located in Catron County, about 60 miles south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Zuñi Salt Lake is extremely shallow, with the depth only to four feet in the wet season. During the dry season, much of...
, a rare, high desert lake, and a classic maar south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico - Salt Lake (Florida), a lake in Pinellas County, Florida, United States
- Salt Lake (Poland), a lake in Pomeranian VoivodeshipPomeranian VoivodeshipPomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, Poland - Salt Lake (Saskatchewan)Salt Lake (Saskatchewan)Salt Lake is a lake in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The lake is located south of Senlac, Saskatchewan in the west central part of the province. The lake was the site of the earliest known production of salt in the province. The salt was produced by the Senlac Salt Co. around 1920. The...
, a lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
Landmarks
- Salt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City International Airport is a major public airport in Utah. A joint civil-military facility, it is located in western Salt Lake City, approximately four miles from the central business district...
, an airport in Utah - Salt Lake TempleSalt Lake TempleThe Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Salt Lake StadiumSalt Lake StadiumSalt Lake Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal.-Information:...
, the world's second largest stadium, formally named Yuva Bharati Krirangan, located in Kolkata, India
Sports
- Salt Lake BeesSalt Lake BeesThe Salt Lake Bees are a Pacific Coast League minor league baseball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bees serve as the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. They play their home games at Spring Mobile Ballpark, known to fans as the Apiary, which was...
, a minor league baseball team in Salt Lake City - Real Salt LakeReal Salt LakeReal Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
, a Major League Soccer team in Salt Lake City
Miscellaneous
- USS Salt Lake CityUSS Salt Lake CityTwo ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Salt Lake City, in honor of the city in Utah which has served successively as the capital of the Provisional State of Deseret, the Utah Territory, and the 45th state. See Salt Lake City, Utah.*The first was commissioned in 1929, and saw...
, two United States Navy vessels