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Lakes

The Intrepid Mother and Son Who Unraveled a Geographic Hoax

Atlas Obscura had a page for something called Moose Boulder, until fan Roger Dickey called us on it.

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The 'Icing' on These Lakeside Homes Is Actual Ice

Wind and waves sprayed freezing water from Lake Erie onto the houses of Hoover Beach.

Lake Michigan's 'Ice Volcanoes' Are Extremely Cool, Definitely Not Volcanoes

“It sounds like if you got a big Slurpee, and then dumped it on the ground.”

February 25, 2020

Utah's Great Salt Lake Could Hold Clues to Life on Mars

The mineral mirabilite is the key.

January 28, 2020

Tadjourah, Djibouti

Lac Assal

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

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The Transformation of Namibia's Etosha Pan, From Parched to Soaked

Satellite images track the shift from dry to wet at a vast, prehistoric lake bed in southern Africa.

January 22, 2020

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The Language Used Only by Lake Kivu's Fishermen

As they paddle out each night, they sing in a disappearing language.

January 20, 2020

Celles

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.

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Yuncheng, China

Yuncheng Salt Lake

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Reina Gattuso

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China’s Dead Sea Is a Visual Feast

Yuncheng Lake is one of the country's oldest salt-production sites.

November 27, 2019

The Glittery Legacy of Lead at a Historic Native American Site

A shiny mineral called galena, once prized by the Mississippian people, left its mark on the soil.

November 7, 2019

Coron, Philippines

Barracuda Lake

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.

Amber C Snider

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Hunza Nagar, Pakistan

Attabad Lake

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Tony Dunnell

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Laguna Verde

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

Tony Dunnell

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California’s Saltiest Lake Is Chock-Full of Bizarre Roundworms

Life finds a way.

September 27, 2019

The 'Dead Sea of Senegal' Is a Shocking Shade of Pink

Colored by algae and beloved by bathers, Lake Retba is a prime source of salt—and backbreaking labor.

September 23, 2019

Waw an Namus

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Tozeur, Tunisia

Chott el Djerid

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Nate Robert

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