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Which mineral is extracted from the Kara-Bogaz-Gol lagoon?
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Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea and Karakum Desert.
The mineral extracted from the Kara-Bogaz-Gol lagoon is sodium sulfate.1
Located in northwestern Turkmenistan, the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf is a shallow, highly saline inlet of the Caspian Sea. Due to its high evaporation rate, the gulf contains the world’s largest deposit of natural marine salts, which are of significant economic importance to the region.21