Where in the World is Salt?

Many salt production areas are visible from space (photos courtesy of NASA's Space Shuttle.  You can use TerraServer to search for imagery by typing a specific place name, clicking on the world coverage map, using "Advanced Find" to search by latitude and longitude or by selecting from TerraServer's list of Famous Places.  TerraServer has excellent coverage of the USA, many European locations, and to a lesser extent, spots in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South America and Australia.

Direct links to Salt Pans:

Africa

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana I
Mkgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana II
Ntwetwe Salt Pans, Botswana
Salt Works, SUA Pan, Botswana
Birket Zeitun Salt Pan, Egypt
El Gsebaia Salt Pan, Egypt
Nile Delta, Salt Pans, Egypt
Afrera Salt Lake, Ethiopia
Gulf of Sidra, Salt Pan, Libya
Oshakati Area, Salt Pans, Namibia
Djerid Salt Marsh, Tunisia

Asia

Bohai Bay, Salt Pans, China
Jiaozhou Bay, Salt Pans, China
Yellow Sea Coast, Salt Pans, China
Sambhar Salt Works, India
Lora Salt Flats, Pakistan
Kyzylkum Salt Flats, Uzbekistan

Australia

Gregory Salt Lake, Australia
Salt Pans, Foothills, Australia

Europe 

Volga River, Salt Works, Russia
Jura-Mountains near Schweizerhalle, Switzerland

Middle East

Dasht-e Kavir Salt Desert, Iran
Dead Sea, Salt Pans, Israel/Jordan

North America              

Greater Inagua Island, Salt Lake, Bahamas
Mexico Plateau, Salt Pan, Mexico
San Francisco Bay, CA, USA
West Texas salt basin, TX, USA
Great Salt Lake & Bonneville Salt Flats, UT, USA
Great Salt Lake and Salt Pans, UT, USA

South America

Pipanaco Salt Pan, Argentina
Salar del Hombre Muerto, Argentina
Salt Plains, Argentina
Coipasa Salt Pan, Bolivia
Ununi Salar, Bolivia
Atacama Salt Flats, Mountains, Chile
Sechura Desert, Salt Pans, Peru

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