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Mono Lake

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Mono Lake

Mono County, California, United States
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endorheic lake in California

Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water alkaline.

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Mono County, California

Coordinates: 38.00383, -119.05445

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