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Salt flats, Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain

The Cabo de Gata salt flats, or Las Salinas de Cabo de Gata, which still produce 40,000 tonnes of salt per year, and provide an important ecosystem for 100 species of water birds, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Salt has been mined here since Phoenician times. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The Cabo de Gata salt flats, or Las Salinas de Cabo de Gata, which still produce 40,000 tonnes of salt per year, and provide an important ecosystem for 100 species of water birds, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Salt has been mined here since Phoenician times. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen