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The entrance to the Visitor Center is lined with some chubby looking palm trees.
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline lake located in the California desert. Both the Salton Sea State Recreation Area and the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge are located on its shores.
The Salton Sea occupies the Salton Basin, a remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla. It is bordered on the south by the rich agricultural areas of the Imperial Valley, on the west, by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and on the north by the Coachella Valley. The San Andreas fault begins here, near Bombay Beach, before progressing 800 miles to the north. Research in 2016 revealed another fault underneath the sea, termed the Salton Trough fault, running parallel to the San Andreas fault. The geologic character of the area has created numerous mud pots and mud volcanoes locally. https://www.desertusa.com/salton-sea/ab ... n-sea.html
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline lake located in the California desert. Both the Salton Sea State Recreation Area and the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge are located on its shores.
The Salton Sea occupies the Salton Basin, a remnant of prehistoric Lake Cahuilla. It is bordered on the south by the rich agricultural areas of the Imperial Valley, on the west, by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and on the north by the Coachella Valley. The San Andreas fault begins here, near Bombay Beach, before progressing 800 miles to the north. Research in 2016 revealed another fault underneath the sea, termed the Salton Trough fault, running parallel to the San Andreas fault. The geologic character of the area has created numerous mud pots and mud volcanoes locally. https://www.desertusa.com/salton-sea/ab ... n-sea.html