Bear Lake (Lacul Ursu), SOVATA, ROMANIA

Описание: Bear Lake (Lacul Ursu) is the largest heliothermal (receives heat from the sun) salt lake in Europe and it is shaped as a bear’s skin, hence the name. Its surface salinity is 100 g/l, which exponentially increases with depth. The water can get up to 35゜C due to the heliothermic phenomenon: the fresh water of two small brooks that flow into the Bear Lake form a 10-15 cm thick layer on top of the salt water. This freshwater layer behaves just like a magnifying glass: the sun rays penetrate it, warming up the underlying salt waters to a depth of 1,5-2 m up to 35 degrees.

Music credit - Deuteranomaly by Les Hayden