Slide 1: The Great Salt Lake along with other Saline lakes such as Mono Lake in California are found in the Great Basin--between the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and the Rocky Mountains on the east.  As discussed in Case #1, the region has gone through extensive east-west stretching which has produced a series of sediment-filled grabens (basins) and north-south trending horsts (ranges) that are known collectively as the Basin and Range Province.  The following website will teach you more about the Great Basin Province from a tourist perspective; here you can find links to many interesting attractions in the region.