The Sivash lagoons are extremely shallow with a mean depth of just 50 cm to 1 meter.
The deepest place is only about 3 meters.
The bottom is covered with silt up to 5 meters thick.
Over 200 million tonnes of salt is estimated to exist in Sivash.
Salt harvesting is hence, a big business in Crimea.
This satellite picture shows the variety of colors the lagoons produce owing to its varied chemical composition.
