Pile of mined salt at Maras salt marsh terraces, Salinas de Maras, Cuzco Region, Peru, South America

A flowing Spring of salty brine water in Petrified Forest National Park Arizona. Located below Pintado Point.

Paddle steamer leaving Vitznau at Lake Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Colorful houses and icebergs, Uummannaq, North Greenland, Greenland

Hurtigruten ship MS Fram, Uummannaq, Uummannaqfjord, North Greenland, Greenland

Hurtigruten ship MS Fram, Uummannaq, Uummannaqfjord, North Greenland, Greenland

View over Weggis at Lake Lucerne to mountain Pilatus (2132 m) in the background, Weggis, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

A fisherman casts a net on Taungthaman Lake near Mandalay in Myanmar

Banff National Park, long exposure at Lake Minnewanka near Banff in Alberta, Canada at Banff in Alberta, Canada at Banff in Alberta, Canada

Swans in the Reuss river with chapel bridge, the oldest covered bridge in Europe and water tower, Lucerne, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland

Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake, Boat House

Weggis Rigi Kaltbad Aerial Cableway on Rigi (1797 m), Pilatus (2132 m) in the background, Weggis, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad Aerial Cableway on Rigi (1797 m), Pilatus (2132 m) in the background, Weggis, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

View from mountain Esel summit of the Pilatus massif) over Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

Pilatus Railway, the steepest cog railway in the world, Lake Lucerne, Pilatus (2132 m), Alpnachstad, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland

Pilatus Railway, the steepest cog railway in the world, Lake Lucerne, Pilatus (2132 m), Alpnachstad, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland

Landscape shot of the sea coast in Portugal, sea, sunset, Portugal

Making of cheese, conservation in brine

Brine fog in the breathing centre of the graduation house, Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Salt works, graduation house and Alpine brine fountain, Bad Reichenhall spa gardens, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historical brine handling system in the Salinenpark park, Bad Rappenau, Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Historical brine handling system in the Salinenpark park, Bad Rappenau, Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Gradierwerk Bad Koesen near Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Sea salt refinery, pools of brine, Salinas de Janubio, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Sea salt refinery, pools of brine, Salinas de Janubio, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Pool of brine in the Salt flats of Lake Karum (Lake Assale), Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia

Saline ponds at the Bonanza salt works near Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The reddish colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.

Saline ponds at the salt works next to Almadraba de Monteleva. The reddish colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Nature Reserve Cabo de Gata-Nijar, Almería province, Andalusia, Spain.

Saline ponds at the Bonanza salt works near Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The red colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.

Saline ponds at the salt works near Chiclana de la Frontera. The orange-red colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.

Harvesting salt at the saline ponds near Chiclana de la Frontera. The orange-red colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.

Saline ponds at the salt works near Chiclana de la Frontera. The orange-red colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.

Saline ponds at the salt works near Chiclana de la Frontera. The orange-red colour depends on the level of salinity and is directly caused by the algae Dunaliella salina and brine shrimp. Aerial view. Drone shot. Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain.