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Salar de Atacama, Chile
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Salar de Atacama (Atacama salt flats) in Chile's Atacama Desert receives 2 mm rain per year. Its attraction are the brines 40 m below ground. They are pumped to the surface into large evaporation pans. After the water has vanished, a yellowish greasy solution is left behind that contains lithium. In fact, Salar de Atacama produces 27% of the world's annual supply.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSalar de Atacama, Chile. NASA/JPL, 2019-09-05. Public domain. ID: PIA23420.
