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Edited by GoldenEnigma13: 8/14/2015 10:40:47 AM
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The Top 5 Saltiest places on Earth

[i]Note: Original post by Erijan, not me[/i] 5.) Lake Assal – Djibouti Outside the frozen Antarctica, one of the saltiest lake is Lake Assal, a crater lake located in Djibouti. The lake lies 155 m below sea level making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the second lowest land depression on Earth next to the Dead Sea. It has 34.8% salt concentration which is 1.1% higher than the Dead Sea. 4.) Garabogazkol Aylagy – Turkmenistan The Garabogazkol Aylagy is a very salty bay whose name means ‘mighty strait lagoon’ located in Turkmenistan. It has a salinity of about 35% while Caspian Sea has only 1.2%. 3.) Lake Vanda – Antarctica Another very salty lake found in Antarctica is Lake Vanda. This 5 km long and 69 m deep lake is just 9 km away from Don Juan Pond. The deeper waters of the lake don’t mix with the shallower waters and no fish species live on this peculiar lake. 2.) Don Juan Pond – Antarctica Lakes found in Antarctica are said to be the saltiest in the world and Don Juan Pond is one of these lakes. It is a small and very shallow hypersaline lake located in Victoria Land. This lake is regarded as the “saltiest body of water on earth” with a salinity level of over 40%. It’s 18 times the ocean’s salinity and has greater salinity than the Dead Sea and Lake Assal. In fact, the lake has no ice cover and doesn’t freeze even in winter indicating a high degree of salinity. It is also called Lake Don Juan. 1.) Bungie.net Destiny Forums - Internet There are a lot of websites around the internet with high levels of salinity, although not directly related to bodies of water in any way. Originally the Destiny forums was a moderately salty area, with a salt concentration of around 20%. In mid-August 2015, on Friday the 14th at 2 AM PST, the salt concentration of the Destiny forums started rising dramatically to around 35%. The users of the website blamed the shocking sale of Gjallarhorn from Xûr for the exponential increase of saltiness. Only 1 hour later after the Agent's arrival to the Tower , the salt concentration levels of the Destiny Forums had surged to around 70% as the news spread like a wildfire in the community. [b]This is an increase of roughly 100%, making it the saltiest place on Earth currently.[/b] If the Destiny Forums was an ocean, even an Elephant wouldn't be able to touch the bottom of it due to the high levels of saltiness. [spoiler]Credit to https://geology.knoji.com/the-12-saltiest-places-on-earth/ And Erijan for making the original post. I've only tveaked it[/spoiler]

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  • I have to say this because so many guardians don't know what "salty" means. As a slang term, salty means to be "turned on." So, it's funny to see it misused, but also sad as this is proof of a lack of knowledge. So, if you say to a fellow guardian, "Don't be salty", you're telling them to stop being turned on. Hahahaha Kids these days.

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