: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water
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The Badwater Basin salt flats sprawl nearly 200 square miles and mark the former site of Lake Manly, an ancient lake that evaporated tens of thousands of years before the arrival of the ‘49ers and left concentrated salt deposits in its wake.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025 As a result, production concentrates in a few South American salt flats and hard rock mines.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025 Where once there was an ancient body of water named Lake Manly, today, the region is characterized by 200 square miles of salt flats spreading across Death Valley.—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025 In modern times, glimpses of Lake Manly are relatively rare, returning only when Death Valley receives enough precipitation to cover the miles of old salt flats that are typically visible at Badwater Basin and instead produce a fleeting reservoir.—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt flat
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