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'''Bonneville Salt Flats''' comprises 30,000 acres of [[Utah]] that was part of an ancient lake basin named after explorer  Captain B.L.E. Bonneville and his 1830 expeditions. 15,000 years ago it was an ancient lake the size of [[Lake Michigan]]. The salt surface contains potassium, magnesium lithium and [[sodium chloride]] (common table salt).<ref>[http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm The Bonneville Salt Flats] Utah.com</ref> A place so flat you seem to see the curvature of the planet and so barren not even the simplest life forms can exist. Today, it is a world-famous [[automobile]] race point. The world record land speed set there was Gary Gabolich's rocket car the "Blue Flame", attained 622.4 miles per hour in 1970.

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