Walker Lake, Nevada
The Pleistocene landscape of western Nevada (about 15,000 years ago) was one of narrow mountain ranges and numerous interconnected lakes that together formed the glacial Lake Lahontan. The drying and warming of the regional climate since the last Ice Age led to the disappearance of the glaciers that provided meltwater and, eventually, to the disappearance of Lake Lahontan itself. Today, few remnants of Lahontan remain; most of its arms have become dry, enclosed basins known as playas. This astronaut photograph highlights Walker Lake, one of only two remnants of Lake Lahontan that contain water throughout the year. (Pyramid Lake in Nevada is the other.) Walker Lake is located in an enclosed basin, bounded by the Wassuk Range to the west and the Gillis Range to the east.
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Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
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