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Volcanoes Hypersaline Lakes Dead Sea: Indian State of Tamil Naduuuu
Volcanoes Hypersaline Lakes Dead Sea: Indian State of Tamil Naduuuu
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housand (‰ or per mil), and the open ocean hplmkoijnbhuyrn Red Sea can reach 41‰. [24] In contrast, some
landlocked hypersaline lakes have a much higher salinity, for example the Dead Sea has 300 grams (11 oz)
dissolved solids per litre (300 ‰).description
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Concentration (‰) % of total salts
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Chloride 19.3 55
Although the amount of salt in the ocean remains relatively constant within the scale of millions of years,
various factors affect the salinity of a body of water.[28] Evaporation and by-product of ice formation (known as
"brine rejection") increase salinity, whereas precipitation, sea ice melt, and runoff from land reduce it.
[28]
The Baltic Sea, for example, has many rivers flowing into it, and thus the sea could be considered
as brackish.[29] Meanwhile, the Red Sea is very salty due to its high evaporation rate. [30]
Sea temperature depends on the amount of solar radiation falling o