THE TEXT below is the English caption of the photograph above showing one of the wonders of Russia. A second caption was written in Russian..
"..At the Baskunchak Lake, the railway was laid directly along the original halite described in the ancient chronicles as 'salt as white as snow.' The crater at the summit is huge, a 10 km. depth to the 'salt mountain'.
Baskunchak Lake is a unique self generating salt mine. Each day, more than 2.5 tonnes of sodium chloride -ordinary table salt- are filtered out from its underground springs. This "salt railway" have already more than 100 years of uninterrupted service.."
A line of the globe-art works showing messages in art form about global warming..
A close up of one Board showing effect of global warming on Ice caps..
Two more views of the Vancouver's Science World which is just located not far from the Main sky train stop..
