In places, the salt is up to 40 meters thick.
When they come in contact with carbon dioxide, they precipitate as sodium carbonate brine.
The Magadi township lies on the lake’s east shore, and is home to the Magadi Soda factory.
About a thousand people live here.
About the lakes ancient history, I wish to quote Wikipedia:
Lake Magadi was not always so saline.
Evidence also exists for several older Pleistocene precursor lakes that were much larger than present Lake Magadi.
At times, Lake Magadi andLake Natronwere united as a single larger lake.
