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Salt Flat is a ghost town in northeastern Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 62 and 180, north of the Census-designated place (CDP) of Sierra Blanca, the county seat of Hudspeth County. [1] Its elevation is 3,730 feet (1,137 m). [2] Although Salt Flat is unincorporated, it has a ZIP Code of 79847. [3]
Guadalupe Mountains National Park 31°58′45″N 104°45′17″W / 31.9792°N 104.7547°W / 31.9792; -104.7547 ( McKittrick Canyon Archeological District, Guadalupe Mountains Natio Salt Flat
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Visitors at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The thickness of salt crust is a critical factor in racing use of the salt flats. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has undertaken multiple studies on the topic; while a 2007 study determined that there was little change in the crust's thickness from 1988 to 2003, [8] more recent studies have shown a reduction in thickness, especially in the northwest ...
Grand Saline is located in the northeastern area of Van Zandt County, at the intersection of Texas State Highway 110 and U.S. Route 80 in western East Texas. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2 ), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2 ) is land and 0.50% is water.
Sabkha is a phonetic transliteration of the Arabic word sabaka used to describe any form of salt flat, including salt marshes and salt swamps. A sabkha is also known as a sabkhah, sebkha, or coastal sabkha. [5]
The Etosha pan, in the Etosha National Park in Namibia, is another prominent example of a salt pan. The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt pan in the world. As of 2024, with an estimated 23 million tons , Bolivia holds about 22% of the world's known lithium resources (105 million tons); most of those are in the Salar de Uyuni. [ 3 ]
The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located in Beaumont, Texas, to commemorate the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 1901. The discovery sparked an oil boom in Texas that continues today. Along with a gift shop with commemorative gifts, the museum features historical, period reenactments by area ...