Travel through Otago and you might see Sutton Salt Lake, New Zealand’s only inland salt lake. If you visit before it evaporates, that is. Though it contains water up to half as salty as seawater when full, the lake is over 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the nearest coast. Located in a shallow basin, its salinity is all thanks to salt produced by a repeated cycle of refill and evaporation created by rain and high winds. Visit in the winter for your best shot at seeing the lake, but bring…
