Tuz Gölü
That means Salt Lake
Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü) is the third largest lake in Turkey and is located in the Central Anatolia Region, 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Konya and 150 km (93 mi) south-southeast of Ankara. For most of the year, this very shallow (1-2 m, 3-7 ft) and saline lake has an area of 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi). It is normally 80 km (50 mi) long and 50 km (31 mi) wide at an elevation of 905 m (2,969 ft) above sea level. Three mines operating in the lake produce around 70% of the salt consumed in Turkey. In 2001, Lake Tuz was declared a specially protected area, including all of the lake surface and surrounding waterbeds and some of the important neighboring steppe areas.
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1 Sep 2010