Lake Urmia

West Azarbaijan Province · Iran

Lake Urmia, Iran
Photo: NASA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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A large salt lake in the northwest whose shallow waters can turn deep pink from salt-loving microbes. Salt-crusted islands and flats surround the shrinking basin.

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