SALTPAN

Salt pan

Natural salt pans are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun. They are found in deserts, and should not be confused with salt evaporation ponds.

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salt pan

Noun

  1. A flat expanse of ground naturally covered with salt and other minerals; this is the accumulation of salts and minerals as water, unable to drain into the ground, evaporates.
  2. A man-made pond where salty water is evaporated to concentrate it during the making of salt.


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