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Morton Salt Company

  • Phone: 242/339-1300

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The desire to marvel at the salt process lures few visitors to Inagua, but the Morton Salt Company is omnipresent on the island: it has more than 2,000 acres of crystallizing ponds and more than 34,000 acres of reservoirs. More than a million tons of salt are produced every year for such industrial uses as salting icy streets. (More is produced when the Northeastern United States has a bad winter.) Even if you decide not to tour the facility, you can see the mountains of salt glistening in the sun from the plane. In an unusual case of industry assisting its environment, the crystallizers provide a feeding ground for the flamingos. As the water evaporates, the concentration of brine shrimp in the ponds increases, and the flamingos feed on these animals. Tours are available.

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