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  2. Salton Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Salton Sea is a shallow, landlocked, highly saline endorheic lake in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. It lies on the San Andreas Fault within the Salton Trough, which stretches to the Gulf of California in Mexico. The lake is about 15 by 35 miles (24 by 56 km) at its widest and longest.

  3. Salton Trough - Wikipedia

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    The Salton Buttes, located within the Salton Sea, are rhyolite lava domes within the basin which were active 10,300 (± 1000) years BP. [6] The Niland Geyser is one of dozens of mudpots and mud volcanoes in the Salton Trough but is the only one in the world known to have moved significantly, affecting the Union Pacific Railroad , California ...

  4. 5 Things to Know about the Salton Sea - AOL

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    The Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge has recorded 424 species of birds. Located on the Pacific flyway, heavy migrations of waterfowl, marsh and seabirds occur during spring and fall.

  5. Laguna Salada (Mexico) - Wikipedia

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    This fault is connected to the Salton Trough fault which holds a similar depression, the Salton Sink. This sink is bigger than Laguna Salada and contains the Salton Sea. [2] The 2010 Baja California earthquake occurred here. In the 2012 Boeing 727 crash experiment an airplane was deliberately crashed into the Laguna Salada.

  6. Op-Ed: Restore the Salton Sea not to its former size but to ...

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    California's largest lake is shrinking. It can't be refilled, but it can be saved.

  7. Niland Geyser - Wikipedia

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    It is one of around 33 mud pots and mud volcanoes near the south-eastern shore of the Salton Sea, [3] [10] mainly in a line likely linked to a fault line although W9 is an outlier. [9] In 2015 or 2016, [ 5 ] possibly following seismic activity [ 7 ] though this is disputed by the United States Geological Survey , [ 5 ] the geyser began to move ...

  8. In the dust of the Coachella Valley, residents push for a ...

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    In this sweltering desert where residents have limited access to parks, community advocates are calling for the Salton Sea to once more become a vibrant destination where families can gather in ...

  9. North Shore, California - Wikipedia

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    It was once a popular vacation destination spot before ever-increasing salinity and pollution of the Salton Sea shut the tourist trade down. North Shore is flanked to the north and south by the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. The population was 3,585 at the 2020 census, up from 3,477 at the 2010 census. One building is particularly noteworthy.