19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sunset on Lake Elton

Lake Elton is the largest mineral lake in Europe and one of the most mineralized in the world. The lake is filled with saturated salt solution. The lake is located in the Volgograd region (Russia) on the border with Kazakhstan.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Elton, Russia
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Maria Plotnikova