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The Salar de Atacama is a series of evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert of Chile. With no historical record of rainfall in some parts of the region, it is considered to be one of the driest places on Earth. Mineral-rich brines —water with a high percentage of dissolved salts — are pumped via underground wells into large, shallow evaporation ponds like those seen here. The subsurface brines of the Atacama are particularly rich in lithium salts, an essential component used in the production of batteries and medicines.
Atacama Desert, Chile
-23.485147032°, -68.343292356°
Date posted: 2015/03/01 21:03:07
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aerial view 306
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evaporation ponds 9
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lithium mining 4
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Date liked: 2015/03/02 05:03:31
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aerial view 306
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top-down view 58
geometric patterns 55
industrial landscape 37
evaporation ponds 9
mineral extraction 4
lithium mining 4
salt evaporation 1
brine ponds 1
