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[[File:Great Salt Lake ISS 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Great Salt Lake from satelite in 2003.]]
 
The '''Great Salt Lake''' is the largest saltwater lake in the [[United States]], and, in fact, in the [[Western Hemisphere]]. It is located within the state of [[Utah]], near [[Salt Lake City]].
 
The '''Great Salt Lake''' is the largest saltwater lake in the [[United States]], and, in fact, in the [[Western Hemisphere]]. It is located within the state of [[Utah]], near [[Salt Lake City]].
 
[[File:Spiral-jetty-from-rozel-point.png|thumb|left|The spiral jetty]]
 
[[File:Spiral-jetty-from-rozel-point.png|thumb|left|The spiral jetty]]
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American sculptor [[Robert Smithson]] constructed a large jetty into the Great Salt Lake as a work of art.  The varying mineral content of the water produces a gradient of color along the jetty.
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American sculptor [[Robert Smithson]] constructed a large jetty into the Great Salt Lake as a work of art.  The varying mineral and algae content of the water produces a gradient of color along the jetty.
 
[[Category:Lakes]]
 
[[Category:Lakes]]
 
[[Category:Utah]]
 
[[Category:Utah]]
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