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GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Hydrology
Saltiest Seas
This list features the saltiest bodies of water on Planet Earth.
RANK | SEA | SALINITY LEVEL | LOCATION |
1 | Don Juan Pond | 44% | Antarctica |
2 | Lake Retba | 40% | Senegal |
3 | Lake Vanda | 35% | Antarctica |
4 | Garabogazköl | 35% | Turkmenistan |
5 | Lake Assal | 34.8% | Djibouti |
6 | Dead Sea | 33.7% | Israel; Jordan; Palestine |
7 | Little Manitou Lake | 18% | Canada |
8 | Lake Urmia | 8.5–28% | Iran |
9 | Laguna Cejar | 5–28% | Chile |
10 | Great Salt Lake | 5–27% | United States |
11 | Mono Lake | 5–9.9% | United States |
References
World Atlas. (n.d.) The world’s most saline bodies of water. Available at: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-most-saline-bodies-of-water.html (Accessed: 6 July 2025).
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