Salted Landscapes in the Tuz Golu (Central Anatolia): The End Stage of a Tertiary Basin
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2019
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Springer International Publishing Ag
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Tuz Golu (Salt Lake) is a large salt lake located in the heart of Anatolia. Long-term morphological development of the lake is controlled by the Tuz Golu Fault Zone and the Inonu-Eskisehir Fault System. The Central Black Sea Mountains in the north and the Taurus Mountain Belt in the south are major climatic barriers generating a precipitation shadow effect on the Anatolian Plateau that worsens the continental climatic conditions characterized here by cold winter, hot summer and relative dryness. Climate, together with active tectonics, let TuzGolu to preserve a water depth of maximum 1.5 m. Besides the natural beauty of the outstanding landscapes provided by this shining white lake, numerous salt farms are spread over the lake and neighbouring small lakes. Archaeological data evidence that salt exploitation and trade centres around Tuz Golu were established since prehistoric and during ancient historic times. This natural and cultural heritage is now threatened by anthropogenic and climatic factors that might lead to its disappearance in a foreseeable future.
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Central Anatolia, Tuz Golu, Salt Lake, Evaporite, Salt Dome, Ancient Salt Trade, Structural Evolution, Turkey Insights, Lake Tuz, Plateau, Uplift, Rates, Fault
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Landscapes And Landforms Of Turkey
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