Abandoned Experimental Pond

Japan / Chiba / Sodegaura /
 lake, birds, abandoned / shut down
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pond was built in the early 1960s by the Nippon Steel Corporation as part of an investigation into the osmotic pressure produced between fresh and sea water. As it turned out, the sea water was deemed “too salty”, and just like that, Nippon Steel gave up on the whole idea. Today the pond, known as ‘Shintou Jikken Ike’, is instead the cosy home to a colony of happy cormorants - which just goes to show you that sometimes a pond is just a pond.
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Coordinates:   35°24'54"N   139°53'56"E
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