Lacul Fără Fund (Ocna Sibiului)
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| Lacul Fără Fund | |
|---|---|
| Lacul Lemnelor | |
  Lacul Fără Fund | |
| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′34″N 24°04′03″E / 45.87615°N 24.06757°E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Surface area | 1,665 m2 (17,920 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 32 m (105 ft) |
Lacul Fără Fund (also called Lacul Lemnelor) is a natural salt lake in the town of Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is one of the many lakes of the Ocna Sibiului mine, a large salt mine which has one of the largest salt reserves in Romania.[1]
Name
[edit]In Romanian, Lacul Fără Fund means The Bottomless Lake, which is an obvious reference to its high depth. The other name, Lacul Lemnelor means Lake of the wood.
History
[edit]The lake was formed on the site of the Francisc Grube salt mine, which was abandoned in 1775 due to water infiltrations.
Information
[edit]- Surface: 1,665 square metres (17,920 sq ft)
- Maximum depth: 32 metres (105 ft)
- Salinity: 96 g/L (at the surface), 318 g/L (at 6 m depth)
Lakes of the salt mine
[edit]- Auster
- Lake Avram Iancu-Ocniţa
- Balta cu Nămol
- Brâncoveanu
- Cloşca
- Crişan
- Lacul Fără Fund
- Gura Minei
- Horea
- Mâţelor
- Negru
- Pânzelor
- Rândunica
- Verde (Freshwater lake)
- Vrăjitoarelor (Freshwater lake)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lacuri Naturale - Ocna Sibiului". www.ocna-sibiu.ro. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-05-15.