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The Salt Bridge No. 1
Qarhan Salt Lake, Golmud, Qinghai, China
37.27, 96.88 · Captured 2026-07-03
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On 3 July 2026, the Sentinel-2 satellite looked down on the Qarhan Salt Lake playa in Qinghai, China — one of the largest salt-lake systems on Earth, and a major source of the world's potash. This frame catches one of its brine pools in teal and jade, a causeway road slicing straight across the narrowest point like a seam, tan desert closing in on every side.
