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        1. thinking about underwater salt lakes
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        they are denser than normal water, so they stay in place. most underwater creatures can't survive in them - they have ecosystems dependent mainly on chemical reactions, not from the sun. submarines float on them, causing ripples to radiate out across the interface.
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      a lot to think about
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    also on this theme: the Behrens Trench, an underwater canal used to transport concentrated brine across the Great Salt Lake