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Mono Lake | Tufa column

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.
- Keywords
- lake, sedimentary rocks
- Created
- Saturday 20 September 2003 by Martin Mergili in North America and the Caribbean / United States | California (2188 visits)