Three coloured pools
The fragile Mono Lake seen from the south lakefront. This saline lake is located in Mono County, California. Its tributary streams have long been an important source of water for the city of Los Angeles. Its volume had been diminishing up to 70% before that conservation efforts started to arise.
Taken on 12
July
2014
Submitted on 1 Mar 2015
Featured on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union
Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2015
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- North America (59)
- Exact location (-119.0620 W, 37.9482 N)
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Credit: Irene Angeluccetti (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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