Photographer’s Note
About 59k northwest of Dubrovnik, Mali Ston is on the Peljesac peninsula and is home to many salt mines.
The harvesting of salt from this area supposedly dates back to Roman times; saltworks were built in the 13th century.
Ston Bay is divided into shallow, separate pools filled with seawater heated by the sun, gradually evaporating. Shiny-white sediment of crystal salt remains at the bottom of the pools, which is then dug out or "harvested" with wooden shovels and loaded onto mine cars.
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Copyright: Claudia Cooper (claud26point2)
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(719) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-10-11
- Categories: Nature
- Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-01-09 8:29
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