The lake has no outlet to the ocean causing high levels of salts to accumulate in the waters.
They feed on the shrimps, lay eggs and hatch their young ones here.
The most unusual feature of Mono Lake are its dramatic tufa towers emerging from the surface.
The resulting reaction forms limestone.
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But the drop in surface level was not a natural phenomenon.
It started in 1941 when the city of Los Angeles began diverting the streams that fed Mono Lake.
The island served as a major breeding area for migratory birds.
The goal is to return the lake to the level of 6,392 feet above sea level.
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