Lake Gura Minei
Lake Gura Minei (Romanian: Lacul Gura Minei) 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.
Ocna Sibiului within the Sibiu County
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| Location | Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania |
| Coordinates | 45°52′24″N 24°03′53″E |
| Type | Salt lake |
| Native name | Lacul Gura Minei (Romanian) |
| Surface area | 969.33 m2 (10,433.8 sq ft) |
| Max. depth | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Name
Literally translated from Romanian, "Lacul Gura Minei" means "the mine's mouth lake".
History
Lake Gura Minei was formed by the collapse of a shaft in the north of the Ignaţiu salt mine, opened in 1780. The salt mine was abandoned in 1931 and today forms a huge underground lake with a surface of over 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft).
Information
- Surface: 969.33 square metres (10,433.8 sq ft)
- Maximum depth: 27 metres (89 ft)
Lakes of the salt mine
- 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)
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