The saline Mono Lake occupies the bottom of an endorheic basin of tectonic origin, located directly east of the Sierra Nevada. The lake is characterized by a high biological diversity, and by limestone formations known as tufa columns.
The saline Mono Lake occupies the bottom of an endorheic basin of tectonic origin, located directly east of the Sierra Nevada. The lake is characterized by a high biological diversity, and by limestone formations known as tufa columns.