Salt evaporation pond

A salt evaporation pond is a shallow artificial salt pan designed to extract salts from sea water or other brines. The salt pans are shallow and expansive, allowing sunlight to penetrate and reach the seawater.
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Latitude
-16.1701° or 16° 10′ 12″ south
Longitude
-42.28966° or 42° 17′ 23″ west
Open location code
58MVRPH6+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Salt evaporation pond” goes by many names.
ملاحاتArabic
SalinaAragonese
Eguzki lurrunketako gatzagaBasque
саляная сажалкаBelarusian
СолнициBulgarian
СолодобивBulgarian
SalinaCatalan
盐田Chinese
鹽灘Chinese
鹽田Chinese
SolanaCroatian
salinaCzech
ZoutpanDutch
SalejoEsperanto
suolan haihdutuslampiFinnish
ΑλυκήGreek
בריכת אידוי למלחHebrew
SzalinaHungarian
SalinoIdo
Tambak garamIndonesian
SalinaItalian
塩田Japanese
Tambak uyahJavanese
염전Korean
SalinaLatin
鹽田Literary Chinese
SalinenLow German
соланаMacedonian
ഉപ്പളംMalayalam
मिठागरेMarathi
سالیناسMazanderani
Iâm-tiâⁿMin Nan Chinese
SalinaOccitan (post 1500)
حوضچهٔ تبخیر نمکPersian
SalinaPolish
iaz de evaporare a săriiRomanian
mlaștină săratăRomanian
Соляной прудRussian
SolanaSerbian
СоланаSerbian
SolanaSerbo-Croatian
solinaSlovenian
SolineSlovenian
SalinSwedish
உப்பளம்Tamil
ఉప్పు నీటి కయ్యలుTelugu
นาเกลือThai
นาเชื้อThai
นาตากThai
นาปลงThai
TuzlaTurkish
Tuzla (tuz üretimi)Turkish
Соляний ставокUkrainian
Ruộng muốiVietnamese
鹽田Yue Chinese

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