The saline Mono Lake occupies the bottom of an endorheic basin of tectonic origin, located directly E of the Sierra Nevada. The lake is characterized by a high biological diversity, and by limestone formations known as tufa columns.
- Location
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- Created
- on Saturday 20 September 2003 by Martin Mergili
- Keywords
- lake, sedimentary rocks
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