Salt Mound, Wood Buffalo National Park

Salt Mound, Wood Buffalo National Park

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Salt mound in the Salt Plains in Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada on the Alberta and Northwest Territories border - underground saline springs percolate up to the surface and leave behind salt deposits as the water evaporates

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