Mono Lake

Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species and is one of the most productive ecosystems in North America.

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Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic domes. The dark colored Negit Island is of volcanic origin and is somewhat less than 2000 years old. Pahoa Island is the larger and lighter colored island in the lake and was formed 300 years ago from uplift caused by magma movement. Black Point is the remnant of a cinder cone volcano that erupted under water in prehistoric times, when Mono Lake was much larger (and referred to as Lake Russell).

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