It turned out to be a large saltwater lake.

The area is a set of contiguous towns that surround a coastal saltwater lake.

The saleratus itself stretched for a quarter mile and served as a basin for several small saltwater lakes.

Inside are passages of lit stalactite and stalagmite formations, and a 120-meter-long saltwater lake, which is at sea level.

There's a small botanical garden with peacocks, a tiny saltwater lake, a nudist-friendly pebble beach, and two bar-restaurants.

The exit to the sea became to get clogged by sand, and the South estuary was in danger of becoming a closed saltwater lake.

Haiti's largest saltwater lake supports over 100 species of waterfowl, flamingos and American crocodiles.

Artemia populations are found worldwide in inland saltwater lakes, but not in oceans.

There were mansions around Lake Merritt, the country's largest urban saltwater lake.

The world's most famous saltwater lake really is that buoyant, it is almost impossible to sink yourself below the surface.