The World Record of ‘saltiest lake’ has been achieved by Don Juan Pond from Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

With a salinity of over 40%, Don Juan Pond is the saltiest body of water in the world. It is a small lake, only 100m by 300m, and on average 0.1m deep, but it is so salty that even at the temperature as low as -30 degrees Celsius, it never freezes. It is 18 times saltier than sea water, compared to the Dead Sea which is only 9.6 times saltier than sea water.