The salt pan was developed over 10 million years ago through a tectonic plate activity. The salt flat is characterized by white and greenish surface spreading over 1,850 square miles. The pan is often dry but the heavy rains form a thin layer of heavily salted water. It measures 75 miles long and is protected by the Etosha National Park. Etosha PanĮtosha Pan is part of the Kalahari Basin located in northern Namibia. The salt flat has hosted motorcar racing since 1914 with the racing taking place at Bonneville Speedway. Bonneville Salt Flats is under the management of the Bureau of Land Management and it is opened to the public. The depth of the crust increases towards the center of the flat, reaching about 5 feet at the thickest point. The salt flats are about 12 miles long and cover an area of about 45 square miles. The area covered by the salt pan was once the site for Lake Bonneville. It is one of the several salt pans covering the western parts of the Great Salt Lake. Bonneville Salt Flatsīonneville Salt Flats covers parts of the Tooele County, Utah. The crust also accounts for about 60% of the known lithium deposit in the world. The latter is covered with a thick crust of salt which is a major source of salt. When the lake completely dried, two other lakes were left behind with two salt flats, Salar de Coipasa and the Salar de Uyuni, also formed. Lake Minchin transformed into Paleo Lake Tauca whose depth was about 459 feet. It resulted from the transformation of several prehistoric lakes that dates between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago. The salt flat is found in Bolivia next to the area around the Andes in Daniel Campos Province. Salar de Uyuni covers an area of about 4,085 square miles. Salt pans can be dangerous if they conceal mud beneath it. The salts and minerals form on the surface over several years creating a salt pan.

Water that cannot be infiltrated into the ground often evaporates, living behind minerals and salt particles. Salt flats are formed by the evaporation of water bodies such as lakes or ponds, especially in places where the rate of evaporation is considerably higher than the rate of precipitation such as in deserts. They are common in deserts and shine under the sun. Salt pans are large flat grounds covered with salt and other minerals. Salt Flats of the World The famous Salar de Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia.

Salt flat racing