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[[File:Great Salt Lake ISS 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Great Salt Lake from satellite in 2003.]]

[[File:Great Salt Lake ISS 2003.jpg|thumb|right|Great Salt Lake from satellite 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]]. It used to be a lot bigger during the Pleistocene, covering nearly half of Utah. Since it's in the Great Basin, no water in it will flow to the Ocean; thus, the reason why it is so salty is due to eroded minerals building up over hundreds of thousands of years.

[[File:Spiral-jetty-from-rozel-point.png|thumb|left|The spiral jetty]]

[[File:Spiral-jetty-from-rozel-point.png|thumb|left|The spiral jetty]]

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.

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]]