Understanding the World's Biggest Mirror: The GEOLOGY of SALAR DE UYUNI Bolivia EXPLAINED // Salar de Uyuni is also referred to as "the world's biggest mirror" and "the mirror of the sky" and it is the world's largest salt flat. It is located in the Altiplano Basin in Bolivia, South America. Salar de Uyuni is famous for both its mirrored landscape as well as its honeycomb-like pattern of the salt flat that stretches over an area of more than 10,000 square km. Besides its salt abundance, it also contains around 50% of the world's lithium reserve, an important resource for the batteries in electronic devices. Visiting Salar de Uyuni can be a lot of fun regardless of the season. During the dry season you can walk on the hexagonal-patterned salt crust, while during the rainy season you can admire the breathtaking views of the mirrored landscape. And to make your trip even more fun, you can stay in a salt hotel!

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro to Salar de Uyuni
0:41 - What is Salar de Uyuni?
1:16 - What is the Altiplano?
1:46 - How was Salar de Uyuni formed?
2:21 - The chemical composition of the salt flat
2:48 - Why is Salar de Uyuni a salt flat?
3:20 - What are altimeters?
3:31 - The world’s biggest mirror
4:20 - The salt crust of Salar de Uyuni
4:32 - The hexagonal pattern of the salt flat
5:20 - World’s largest mirror or largest salt flat?
5:45 - Salar de Uyuni salt hotel
6:26 - Lithium resources at Salar de Uyuni
7:31 - Consequences of lithium extraction
8:22 - Natural heritage link

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About me: My name is Maria Baias and I’m a scientist turned Sci-Fi/Fantasy writer. While teaching a university course on Inorganic Chemistry, I became fascinated by minerals and rocks and the role they play in shaping interesting geological formations. That, combined with my research background in Heritage Science are what led to my interests in using science to explore and understand the wonders of our planet. I’m happy to share those stories with the rest of the world through this channel and my blog: [ Ссылка ]

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