Salt pan
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Salt pans can refer to:
- Salt pan (geology)Salt pan (geology)Natural salt pans are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun. They are found in deserts, and should not be confused with salt evaporation ponds.A salt pan is formed where water pools...
, a flat expanse of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually found in deserts - Salt evaporation pondSalt evaporation pondSalt evaporation ponds, also called salterns or salt pans, are shallow artificial ponds designed to produce salts from sea water or other brines. The seawater or brine is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be subsequently harvested...
, a method of producing salt by evaporating brine - Salt pans, metal vessels in which brine is boiled to produce salt