By
Cary Horning
Salt of the Earth - Chaplin Saskatchewan Canada
Driving on the #1 Trans Canada Hwy passing Chaplin, Saskatchewan you may feel like you are in a summer snowstorm on windy days. It is not snow, but blowing natural cake salts.
These salts are processed at the Chaplin plant which began operating...
These salts are processed at the Chaplin plant which began operating...
Driving on the #1 Trans Canada Hwy passing Chaplin, Saskatchewan you may feel like you are in a summer snowstorm on windy days. It is not snow, but blowing natural cake salts.
These salts are processed at the Chaplin plant which began operating in 1948.
Sodium sulfate is used primarily in powdered laundry and dishwasher detergents, carpet deodorizers, modified corn starches, textile dying,
glass making, kraft paper, and mineral feeds for livestock.
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These salts are processed at the Chaplin plant which began operating in 1948.
Sodium sulfate is used primarily in powdered laundry and dishwasher detergents, carpet deodorizers, modified corn starches, textile dying,
glass making, kraft paper, and mineral feeds for livestock.
The 18-mile-long-Lake Chaplin is the source of one of the richest and purest sodium sulphate deposits in the world.
Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Salt banks that look like snow banks is what you see while traveling the Trans Canada Hwy past Chaplin in Saskatchewan.
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Trans Canada Highway thru Chaplin Saskatchewan.
Stop at the Chaplin Nature Centre on Hwy #1 and learn about the salt flats and the numerous shorebirds that visit the area.
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Stop at the Chaplin Nature Centre on Hwy #1 and learn about the salt flats and the numerous shorebirds that visit the area.
White salt rocks from Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Largest natural sodium sulphate deposit in the world.
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Largest natural sodium sulphate deposit in the world.
There is a lookout at the Chaplin Nature Centre that gives visitors a great view of the salt flats and area.
Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Blowing salts resemble blowing snow so be prepared when traveling past Chaplin on windy days.
Highway #1 between Moose Jaw and Swift Current is the Village of Chaplin, Saskatchewan.
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Highway #1 between Moose Jaw and Swift Current is the Village of Chaplin, Saskatchewan.
A calm day is best for bird watching in the Chaplin area as the natural salt deposits on windy days can make visibility difficult.
Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada.
This photo shows how windy days resemble a blizzard in Chaplin from the natural salt flats.
Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Chaplin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Wonder how it all that salt ended up there. -
I had no idea there were salt deposits anywhere in Canada. Thanks for sharing. -
That is reallt interesting, thanks for sharing.
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