The most saline lake in the world is located in Antarctica.

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In Antarctica, in the Wright Valley there is a small, inconspicuous seemingly lake, which is called Don Juan. You can find it between the ridge Asgard and Mount Olympus. Despite the fact that there is only an ankle of water in it, the lake nevertheless is the saltiest body of water on the planet, in which salinity is 18 times higher than in the ocean, and is more than 40 percent.

< p>In Antarctica, in the Wright Valley, there is a small, inconspicuous looking lake, which is called Don Juan. You can find it between the ridge Asgard and Mount Olympus. Despite the fact that there is only an ankle of water in it, the lake is nevertheless the most saline body of water on the planet, where the salinity level is 18 times higher than in the ocean and is more than 40 percent.

Don Juan was discovered in 1961. Today it is believed that he gets his salt from groundwater that flows from the mountains. Due to its extraordinary salinity, the tiny lake does not freeze even at minus 40 ° C.

The saltiest lake in the world is in Antarctica